Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Malaysia
7.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
5.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
33rd
United Arab Emirates rank
35th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Malaysia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7.04 billion tonnes against 5.82 billion tonnes in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.22 billion tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 119.69 million tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 119.68 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 154.63 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 151.97 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 295.63 million tonnes | 171.65 million tonnes | 123.98 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 584.72 million tonnes | 560.38 million tonnes | 24.34 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 93.08 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 434.93 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 3.81 billion tonnes | 721.60 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 6.48 billion tonnes | 5.40 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Malaysia or United Arab Emirates?
- Malaysia, at 7.04 billion tonnes against 5.82 billion tonnes in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.22 billion tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th 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.