Malaysia vs Spain: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Malaysia

286.51 million tonnes

in 2023

Spain

260.62 million tonnes

in 2023

Malaysia rank

22nd

Spain rank

24th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Malaysia currently reports 286.51 million tonnes against 260.62 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 25.89 million tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Malaysia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 24th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.