Denmark vs Malaysia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Denmark

8.32 tonnes per person

in 2023

Malaysia

8.16 tonnes per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

31st

Malaysia rank

33rd

Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Denmark currently reports 8.32 tonnes per person against 8.16 tonnes per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1606 tonnes per person.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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: 07 August 2026

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