Indonesia vs Malaysia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Indonesia
2.02 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Malaysia
1.89 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Indonesia rank
47th
Malaysia rank
49th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.02 units per square kilometre against 1.89 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.13 units per square kilometre.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 207 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0721 units per square kilometre 0.1999 units per square kilometre 0.1278 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 0.1258 units per square kilometre 0.2818 units per square kilometre 0.156 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.2518 units per square kilometre 0.4979 units per square kilometre 0.2461 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.4992 units per square kilometre 0.8136 units per square kilometre 0.3144 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.8458 units per square kilometre 0.9197 units per square kilometre 0.0739 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 1.42 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.246 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.81 units per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre 0.1208 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Malaysia?
Indonesia, at 2.02 units per square kilometre against 1.89 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Malaysia?
0.13 units per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.