China vs Malaysia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
China
7.63 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malaysia
8.16 tonnes per person
in 2023
China rank
36th
Malaysia rank
33rd
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.16 tonnes per person against 7.63 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.53 tonnes per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 120 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 4.61 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 5.41 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.23 tonnes per person | 7.66 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.22 tonnes per person | 8.02 tonnes per person | 0.8001 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.16 tonnes per person against 7.63 tonnes per person in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between China and Malaysia?
- 0.53 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- China ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.