Malaysia vs Netherlands: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Malaysia
8.16 tonnes per person
in 2023
Netherlands
8.3 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
32nd
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Malaysia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.3 tonnes per person against 8.16 tonnes per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.61 tonnes per person | 11.51 tonnes per person | 6.9 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.41 tonnes per person | 10.72 tonnes per person | 5.31 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.66 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.02 tonnes per person | 8.6 tonnes per person | 0.5768 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
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?, Malaysia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.3 tonnes per person against 8.16 tonnes per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Malaysia ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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.