Egypt vs Malaysia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Egypt
8.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
13.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Malaysia rank
9th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.93 million tonnes against 8.14 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 5.79 million tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 54 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Malaysia ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 86,366 tonnes | 107,303 tonnes | 20,937 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 23,378 tonnes | 334,523 tonnes | 311,145 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 130,359 tonnes | -241,091 tonnes | 371,450 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1940s | 523,378 tonnes | -48,364 tonnes | 571,742 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 524,689 tonnes | 196,314 tonnes | 328,375 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 695,790 tonnes | 595,451 tonnes | 100,339 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.30 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 482,865 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.73 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 450,025 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.70 million tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | 314,467 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.83 million tonnes | 8.81 million tonnes | 988,050 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes | 8.56 million tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.86 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 13.93 million tonnes against 8.14 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 5.79 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.