Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Kazakhstan
18.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
20.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
27th
Malaysia rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 20.00 billion tonnes against 18.97 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.03 billion tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 10 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 939.86 million tonnes | 141.16 million tonnes | 798.70 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 1.24 billion tonnes | 450.75 million tonnes | 793.66 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 537.35 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.88 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 226.77 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 2.06 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 2.29 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 534.10 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 3.83 billion tonnes | 3.46 billion tonnes | 360.54 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 6.37 billion tonnes | 4.01 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 8.47 billion tonnes | 5.40 billion tonnes | 3.08 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 10.85 billion tonnes | 7.55 billion tonnes | 3.31 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 13.11 billion tonnes | 10.40 billion tonnes | 2.70 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 14.20 billion tonnes | 12.88 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 16.33 billion tonnes | 16.54 billion tonnes | 205.59 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 18.42 billion tonnes | 19.31 billion tonnes | 884.56 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 20.00 billion tonnes against 18.97 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 1.03 billion tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.