Malaysia vs Tanzania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malaysia
1.4%
in 2024
Tanzania
1.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Tanzania rank
13th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malaysia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 14 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 0.5% | -0.1% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.8% | -0.2% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 1.9% | -0.1% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malaysia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malaysia and Tanzania?
- 0.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Tanzania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malaysia ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 197 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.