Argentina vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Argentina
13.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia
13.95 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
Malaysia rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.95 billion tonnes against 13.94 billion tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 7.60 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Malaysia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 62.68 million tonnes | 72.01 million tonnes | 9.33 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 191.73 million tonnes | 223.06 million tonnes | 31.33 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 350.34 million tonnes | 384.81 million tonnes | 34.48 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 535.54 million tonnes | 685.42 million tonnes | 149.88 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 759.04 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 272.01 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 35.43 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1910s | 2.67 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 682.02 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4.49 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 6.16 billion tonnes | 3.01 billion tonnes | 3.15 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | 6.77 billion tonnes | 3.75 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 6.96 billion tonnes | 4.36 billion tonnes | 2.60 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 7.60 billion tonnes | 4.85 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1970s | 8.48 billion tonnes | 6.09 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1980s | 8.96 billion tonnes | 7.95 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1990s | 9.45 billion tonnes | 10.17 billion tonnes | 718.62 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.66 billion tonnes | 11.36 billion tonnes | 695.83 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 12.64 billion tonnes | 12.99 billion tonnes | 347.24 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 13.64 billion tonnes | 13.82 billion tonnes | 175.04 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 13.95 billion tonnes against 13.94 billion tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Argentina and Malaysia?
- 7.60 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.