Australia vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Australia
2.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
2.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
Malaysia rank
27th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.38 billion tonnes against 2.14 billion tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 243.04 million tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Malaysia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 146 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 80,201 tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 36.32 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 32.15 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 213.58 million tonnes | 16.32 million tonnes | 197.26 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 539.59 million tonnes | 157.17 million tonnes | 382.42 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 619.77 million tonnes | 386.62 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | 339.50 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.23 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 280.31 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or Malaysia?
- Australia, at 2.38 billion tonnes against 2.14 billion tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and Malaysia?
- 243.04 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Australia ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.