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

Japan
1.69 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Malaysia
1.89 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
51st
Malaysia rank
49th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.89 units per square kilometre against 1.69 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.2 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 49th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 10.17 units per square kilometre 0.1999 units per square kilometre 9.97 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 9.74 units per square kilometre 0.2818 units per square kilometre 9.46 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 4.91 units per square kilometre 0.4979 units per square kilometre 4.41 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 3.68 units per square kilometre 0.8136 units per square kilometre 2.86 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 2.87 units per square kilometre 0.9197 units per square kilometre 1.95 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.59 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.924 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.6 units per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre 0.3344 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, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.89 units per square kilometre against 1.69 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Japan and Malaysia?
0.2 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 51st 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.