Egypt vs Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Egypt
0.7%
in 2023
Malaysia
0.8%
in 2023
Egypt rank
25th
Malaysia rank
22nd
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.