Malaysia vs New Zealand: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Malaysia
8.16 tonnes per person
in 2023
New Zealand
8 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
34th

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
46810199020062023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8.16 tonnes per person against 8 tonnes per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 34th of 120 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 4.61 tonnes per person 8.3 tonnes per person 3.69 tonnes per person New Zealand
2000s 5.41 tonnes per person 9.61 tonnes per person 4.19 tonnes per person New Zealand
2010s 7.66 tonnes per person 8.78 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person New Zealand
2020s 8.02 tonnes per person 8.25 tonnes per person 0.2304 tonnes per person New Zealand

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 New Zealand?
Malaysia, at 8.16 tonnes per person against 8 tonnes per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Malaysia and New Zealand?
0.16 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Malaysia ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 34th 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

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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