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
-20.0M-10.0M010.0M20.0M30.0M183119272024

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

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.