Malaysia vs Philippines: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Malaysia
13.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Philippines
13.90 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
9th
Philippines rank
10th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Philippines
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.93 million tonnes against 13.90 million tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 29,600 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Philippines ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 9 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 40,304 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | 16,488 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 102,134 tonnes | 6,412 tonnes | 95,722 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 334,523 tonnes | 1,068 tonnes | 333,455 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | -241,091 tonnes | 1,497 tonnes | 242,588 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1940s | 181,368 tonnes | 51,669 tonnes | 129,699 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 196,314 tonnes | 690,817 tonnes | 494,503 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1960s | 595,451 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 964,881 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 298,905 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.28 million tonnes | 82,588 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5.39 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.81 million tonnes | 828,569 tonnes | 7.99 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.56 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.51 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 3.95 million tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Malaysia or Philippines?
- Malaysia, at 13.93 million tonnes against 13.90 million tonnes in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Malaysia and Philippines?
- 29,600 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 10th 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.