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

Iraq
1.78 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Malaysia
1.89 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq rank
50th
Malaysia rank
49th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Malaysia
0123196119912022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.89 units per square kilometre against 1.78 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.11 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Iraq ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1449 units per square kilometre 0.1999 units per square kilometre 0.0549 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 0.2755 units per square kilometre 0.2818 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.7241 units per square kilometre 0.4979 units per square kilometre 0.2261 units per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 1.78 units per square kilometre 0.8136 units per square kilometre 0.9693 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 1.43 units per square kilometre 0.9197 units per square kilometre 0.5088 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 1.96 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.2917 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 1.74 units per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre 0.1947 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, Iraq or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.89 units per square kilometre against 1.78 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Iraq and Malaysia?
0.11 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 50th 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.