Malaysia vs Vietnam: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Malaysia
13.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
23.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
9th
Vietnam rank
6th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 23.53 million tonnes against 13.93 million tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 9.61 million tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 60 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Vietnam ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10,469 tonnes | 74,327 tonnes | 63,858 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 4,763 tonnes | 28,579 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 102,134 tonnes | 116,332 tonnes | 14,198 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 334,523 tonnes | 355,700 tonnes | 21,177 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1930s | -241,091 tonnes | 176,920 tonnes | 418,012 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1940s | -48,364 tonnes | -601,566 tonnes | 553,202 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 196,314 tonnes | 552,806 tonnes | 356,492 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 595,451 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1.82 million tonnes | -1.08 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.28 million tonnes | 114,820 tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5.39 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.81 million tonnes | 7.59 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.56 million tonnes | 21.48 million tonnes | 12.93 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 2.51 million tonnes | 6.32 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Malaysia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 23.53 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 Vietnam?
- 9.61 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 6th 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.