Malaysia vs Uzbekistan: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Malaysia
13.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Uzbekistan
16.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
9th
Uzbekistan rank
7th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 16.36 million tonnes against 13.93 million tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 2.44 million tonnes.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 50 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Uzbekistan ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Uzbekistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12,620 tonnes | 113,600 tonnes | 100,980 tonnes | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 4,763 tonnes | 83,082 tonnes | 78,318 tonnes | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 102,134 tonnes | -263,837 tonnes | 365,971 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 334,523 tonnes | 200,720 tonnes | 133,803 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | -241,091 tonnes | 739,904 tonnes | 980,995 tonnes | Uzbekistan |
| 1940s | -48,364 tonnes | 514,170 tonnes | 562,534 tonnes | Uzbekistan |
| 1950s | 196,314 tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 595,451 tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 1.82 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 2.28 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 520,393 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5.39 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.81 million tonnes | -1.44 million tonnes | 10.25 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.56 million tonnes | -128,255 tonnes | 8.68 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.51 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Malaysia or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 16.36 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 Uzbekistan?
- 2.44 million tonnes, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uzbekistan?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Uzbekistan rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Uzbekistan ranks 7th 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.