Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Malaysia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Malaysia stood at 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Malaysia peaked at 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,014 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 51st out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,014 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2,538 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 2,739 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 3,117 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 3,554 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 4,016 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 4,779 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 5,342 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 5,507 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6,184 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 7,026 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 7,647 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 8,365 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 9,241 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 10,628 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 11,856 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 12,995 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 14,888 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 16,575 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 15,293 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 17,416 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 18,406 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 19,463 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 22,006 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 24,253 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 25,035 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 25,791 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 25,923 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 29,145 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 31,435 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 29,985 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,139 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,492 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,979 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,014 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,184 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,451 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,026 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,575 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,887 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,416 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,435 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,090 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,985 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 48 Jamaica 33,209 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Austria 33,203 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Saint Lucia 32,276 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 52 Denmark 30,341 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 53 Slovenia 29,359 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 54 Faroe Islands 27,671 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Malaysia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Malaysia was 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,195 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,014 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Malaysia ranks 51st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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.