Malaysia vs Tanzania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Malaysia
61.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
79.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Tanzania rank
13th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 79.02 million tonnes against 61.98 million tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 17.04 million tonnes.

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 13.52 million tonnes 6.20 million tonnes 7.32 million tonnes Malaysia
1860s 15.90 million tonnes 1.15 million tonnes 14.75 million tonnes Malaysia
1870s 15.55 million tonnes -578,711 tonnes 16.13 million tonnes Malaysia
1880s 44.05 million tonnes 1.28 million tonnes 42.77 million tonnes Malaysia
1890s 22.72 million tonnes -4.24 million tonnes 26.96 million tonnes Malaysia
1900s 39.59 million tonnes -8.19 million tonnes 47.78 million tonnes Malaysia
1910s 88.07 million tonnes -6.31 million tonnes 94.38 million tonnes Malaysia
1920s 33.88 million tonnes 19.82 million tonnes 14.06 million tonnes Malaysia
1930s 53.88 million tonnes 33.94 million tonnes 19.93 million tonnes Malaysia
1940s 88.68 million tonnes 49.96 million tonnes 38.72 million tonnes Malaysia
1950s 30.40 million tonnes 84.83 million tonnes 54.43 million tonnes Tanzania
1960s 83.12 million tonnes 107.12 million tonnes 24.00 million tonnes Tanzania
1970s 152.63 million tonnes 100.88 million tonnes 51.74 million tonnes Malaysia
1980s 244.32 million tonnes 84.32 million tonnes 160.00 million tonnes Malaysia
1990s 151.76 million tonnes 63.38 million tonnes 88.38 million tonnes Malaysia
2000s 114.27 million tonnes 127.05 million tonnes 12.78 million tonnes Tanzania
2010s 169.46 million tonnes 121.65 million tonnes 47.81 million tonnes Malaysia
2020s 65.61 million tonnes 71.25 million tonnes 5.64 million tonnes Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malaysia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 79.02 million tonnes against 61.98 million tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malaysia and Tanzania?
17.04 million tonnes, 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 annual 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 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.