Egypt vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Egypt
7.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
7.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.47 billion tonnes against 7.04 billion tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 429.08 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 113 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Malaysia ahead.
Egypt ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 968,670 tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 5.63 million tonnes | 17.01 million tonnes | 11.38 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 13.71 million tonnes | 44.64 million tonnes | 30.93 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 40.89 million tonnes | 61.04 million tonnes | 20.15 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 124.33 million tonnes | 96.50 million tonnes | 27.83 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 290.94 million tonnes | 154.63 million tonnes | 136.31 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 539.82 million tonnes | 295.63 million tonnes | 244.19 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 584.72 million tonnes | 428.89 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.80 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 575.45 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | 599.52 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.14 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | 603.02 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.96 billion tonnes | 6.48 billion tonnes | 484.30 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Egypt, at 7.47 billion tonnes against 7.04 billion tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 429.08 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Egypt ranks 32nd 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.