Greece vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Greece
1.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
1.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
36th
Malaysia rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Greece
- Malaysia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.66 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 164.71 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 179 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 3.21 million tonnes | 331,134 tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1900s | 6.55 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 11.42 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 9.32 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 17.98 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 9.69 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 37.05 million tonnes | 20.06 million tonnes | 16.99 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1940s | 46.09 million tonnes | 32.37 million tonnes | 13.72 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 54.52 million tonnes | 37.92 million tonnes | 16.60 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 86.54 million tonnes | 38.94 million tonnes | 47.60 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 162.27 million tonnes | 39.77 million tonnes | 122.50 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 318.02 million tonnes | 44.70 million tonnes | 273.32 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 655.20 million tonnes | 86.46 million tonnes | 568.75 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 218.01 million tonnes | 877.70 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 701.16 million tonnes | 794.09 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 338.36 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Malaysia?
- Greece, at 1.66 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Malaysia?
- 164.71 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malaysia?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greece ranks 36th 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.