Malaysia vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Malaysia
1.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
1.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
38th
Sweden rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.53 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 37.43 million tonnes.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 268,205 tonnes | 100.14 million tonnes | 99.87 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.00 million tonnes | 183.23 million tonnes | 182.23 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.04 million tonnes | 310.75 million tonnes | 308.71 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 8.30 million tonnes | 412.42 million tonnes | 404.12 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 20.06 million tonnes | 576.61 million tonnes | 556.56 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 32.37 million tonnes | 746.05 million tonnes | 713.68 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 37.92 million tonnes | 897.73 million tonnes | 859.81 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 38.94 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 964.04 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 39.77 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 44.70 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 86.46 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 218.01 million tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 701.16 million tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 757.56 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 211.06 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Malaysia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.53 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Malaysia and Sweden?
- 37.43 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sweden?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.