Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Malaysia
13.93 million tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
11.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Malaysia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.93 million tonnes against 11.56 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2.36 million tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 595,451 tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 1.45 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
1970s 1.82 million tonnes 1.61 million tonnes 210,786 tonnes Malaysia
1980s 2.28 million tonnes 1.78 million tonnes 496,140 tonnes Malaysia
1990s 5.39 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes 3.04 million tonnes Malaysia
2000s 8.81 million tonnes 9.12 million tonnes 310,779 tonnes United Arab Emirates
2010s 8.56 million tonnes 3.50 million tonnes 5.06 million tonnes Malaysia
2020s 2.51 million tonnes 3.59 million tonnes 1.08 million tonnes United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Malaysia or United Arab Emirates?
Malaysia, at 13.93 million tonnes against 11.56 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
2.36 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Malaysia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th 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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.