Malaysia vs Qatar: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Malaysia
5.0%
in 2024
Qatar
5.2%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
19th
Qatar rank
17th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.1% | 6.4% | 15.6% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 11.9% | 314.1% | 302.2% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 8.1% | 4.6% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 0.4% | 6.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 12.1% | 4.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.8% | 0.9% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 4.4% | 3.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Malaysia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Malaysia and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Qatar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Qatar rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 17th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.