Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Malaysia
562.47 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
544.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 562.47 tonnes per person against 544.08 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 18.39 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 192 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 448.83 tonnes per person | 62.81 tonnes per person | 386.01 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 474.04 tonnes per person | 154.99 tonnes per person | 319.05 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 499.92 tonnes per person | 273.66 tonnes per person | 226.25 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 517.61 tonnes per person | 345.33 tonnes per person | 172.28 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 504.23 tonnes per person | 381.17 tonnes per person | 123.07 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 532.69 tonnes per person | 454.87 tonnes per person | 77.82 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 556.19 tonnes per person | 545.51 tonnes per person | 10.68 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Malaysia, at 562.47 tonnes per person against 544.08 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 18.39 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.