Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Malaysia
13.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
14.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 14.69 million tonnes against 13.93 million tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 764,500 tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -114,805 tonnes | 548,379 tonnes | 663,184 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | -48,364 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 196,314 tonnes | -1.65 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 595,451 tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.82 million tonnes | 10.27 million tonnes | 8.46 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.28 million tonnes | 6.54 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 5.39 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.81 million tonnes | 26.63 million tonnes | 17.81 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 8.56 million tonnes | 20.44 million tonnes | 11.88 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.51 million tonnes | -3.24 million tonnes | 5.75 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 14.69 million tonnes against 13.93 million tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 764,500 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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.