Estonia vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Estonia
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
1.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
40th
Malaysia rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Estonia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.49 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 302.55 million tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 13 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 4.11 million tonnes | 268,205 tonnes | 3.84 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1900s | 9.34 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 8.34 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1910s | 17.93 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 15.89 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1920s | 22.96 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 14.66 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1930s | 37.82 million tonnes | 20.06 million tonnes | 17.76 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1940s | 70.02 million tonnes | 32.37 million tonnes | 37.65 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1950s | 131.85 million tonnes | 37.92 million tonnes | 93.93 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1960s | 251.80 million tonnes | 38.94 million tonnes | 212.86 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1970s | 426.05 million tonnes | 39.77 million tonnes | 386.28 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1980s | 648.63 million tonnes | 44.70 million tonnes | 603.93 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1990s | 857.41 million tonnes | 86.46 million tonnes | 770.95 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2000s | 978.27 million tonnes | 218.01 million tonnes | 760.26 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 701.16 million tonnes | 404.08 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 126.91 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Estonia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.49 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Estonia and Malaysia?
- 302.55 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malaysia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Estonia ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.