Guinea vs Malaysia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guinea
49.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
61.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
19th
Malaysia rank
16th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guinea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 61.98 million tonnes against 49.80 million tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 12.18 million tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 64.66 million tonnes | 13.52 million tonnes | 51.14 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1860s | 22.19 million tonnes | 15.90 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1870s | 11.75 million tonnes | 15.55 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 12.13 million tonnes | 44.05 million tonnes | 31.91 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 9.65 million tonnes | 22.72 million tonnes | 13.07 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 12.23 million tonnes | 39.59 million tonnes | 27.36 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 17.04 million tonnes | 88.07 million tonnes | 71.03 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 40.11 million tonnes | 33.88 million tonnes | 6.23 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1930s | 45.10 million tonnes | 53.88 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 69.80 million tonnes | 88.68 million tonnes | 18.87 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 63.58 million tonnes | 30.40 million tonnes | 33.17 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1960s | 27.41 million tonnes | 83.12 million tonnes | 55.71 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 16.29 million tonnes | 152.63 million tonnes | 136.34 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 15.34 million tonnes | 244.32 million tonnes | 228.98 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 17.62 million tonnes | 151.76 million tonnes | 134.14 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 31.94 million tonnes | 114.27 million tonnes | 82.33 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 71.04 million tonnes | 169.46 million tonnes | 98.42 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 53.00 million tonnes | 65.61 million tonnes | 12.61 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, Guinea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 61.98 million tonnes against 49.80 million tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea and Malaysia?
- 12.18 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guinea ranks 19th 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.