Angola vs Malaysia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Angola
50.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
61.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
18th
Malaysia rank
16th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Angola
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 61.98 million tonnes against 50.00 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 11.98 million tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 18th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.41 million tonnes | 13.52 million tonnes | 9.89 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1860s | 29.81 million tonnes | 15.90 million tonnes | 13.92 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1870s | 25.93 million tonnes | 15.55 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1880s | 24.86 million tonnes | 44.05 million tonnes | 19.19 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 3.14 million tonnes | 22.72 million tonnes | 19.58 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1900s | -8.17 million tonnes | 39.59 million tonnes | 47.76 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1910s | -11.24 million tonnes | 88.07 million tonnes | 99.31 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 36.47 million tonnes | 33.88 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1930s | 59.72 million tonnes | 53.88 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1940s | 94.90 million tonnes | 88.68 million tonnes | 6.22 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1950s | 150.84 million tonnes | 30.40 million tonnes | 120.44 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1960s | 70.06 million tonnes | 83.12 million tonnes | 13.06 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 21.96 million tonnes | 152.63 million tonnes | 130.66 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 13.33 million tonnes | 244.32 million tonnes | 231.00 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 19.19 million tonnes | 151.76 million tonnes | 132.57 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 60.29 million tonnes | 114.27 million tonnes | 53.98 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 102.01 million tonnes | 169.46 million tonnes | 67.46 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 51.57 million tonnes | 65.61 million tonnes | 14.04 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 61.98 million tonnes against 50.00 million tonnes in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and Malaysia?
- 11.98 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Malaysia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Angola ranks 18th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.