Malaysia vs Pakistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Malaysia
2.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
2.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
Pakistan rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.14 billion tonnes against 2.09 billion tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 53.33 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Pakistan ahead.
Malaysia ranks 27th and Pakistan ranks 28th of 146 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1950s | 652,418 tonnes | 472,695 tonnes | 179,724 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1.95 million tonnes | 13.23 million tonnes | 11.28 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 4.16 million tonnes | 62.30 million tonnes | 58.13 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 16.32 million tonnes | 177.94 million tonnes | 161.62 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 157.17 million tonnes | 401.84 million tonnes | 244.67 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 619.77 million tonnes | 818.38 million tonnes | 198.61 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 152.19 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 16.64 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Malaysia or Pakistan?
- Malaysia, at 2.14 billion tonnes against 2.09 billion tonnes in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 53.33 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Pakistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and Pakistan ranks 28th 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.