Austria vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Austria
5.75 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
7.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
36th
Malaysia rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Austria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7.04 billion tonnes against 5.75 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 1.29 billion tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 13 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 433.69 million tonnes | 268,205 tonnes | 433.42 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 696.85 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 695.85 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 17.01 million tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.48 billion tonnes | 44.64 million tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 61.04 million tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 96.50 million tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 154.63 million tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.59 billion tonnes | 295.63 million tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 3.15 billion tonnes | 584.72 million tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 3.74 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 2.52 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 2000s | 4.44 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.14 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | 610.37 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.63 billion tonnes | 6.48 billion tonnes | 844.34 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Austria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 7.04 billion tonnes against 5.75 billion tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Austria and Malaysia?
- 1.29 billion tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Malaysia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Austria ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.