Malaysia vs Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Malaysia
7.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
7.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
33rd
Venezuela rank
31st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Malaysia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 7.89 billion tonnes against 7.04 billion tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 844.06 million tonnes.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Venezuela ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 268,205 tonnes | 703,664 tonnes | 435,460 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 1.00 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 241,387 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 2.58 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 722,956 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 17.01 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | 11.99 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 44.64 million tonnes | 27.82 million tonnes | 16.82 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 61.04 million tonnes | 135.23 million tonnes | 74.19 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 96.50 million tonnes | 507.60 million tonnes | 411.09 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 154.63 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 935.55 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 295.63 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 584.72 million tonnes | 2.57 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 5.10 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 6.73 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 6.48 billion tonnes | 7.66 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Malaysia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 7.89 billion tonnes against 7.04 billion tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 844.06 million tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 31st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.