Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Malaysia?

Iraq, at 316,337 kt against 300,899 kt in Malaysia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Malaysia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Iraq

316,337 kt

in 2023

Malaysia

300,899 kt

in 2023

Iraq rank

25th

Malaysia rank

28th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Iraq
Malaysia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 316,337 kt against 300,899 kt in Malaysia, a difference of 15,438 kt.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	66,990 kt	9,745 kt	57,245 kt	Iraq
1970s	119,787 kt	22,930 kt	96,857 kt	Iraq
1980s	114,875 kt	41,908 kt	72,967 kt	Iraq
1990s	99,653 kt	97,309 kt	2,344 kt	Iraq
2000s	152,865 kt	166,671 kt	13,806 kt	Malaysia
2010s	258,978 kt	238,878 kt	20,100 kt	Iraq
2020s	299,484 kt	287,226 kt	12,258 kt	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Malaysia?: Iraq, at 316,337 kt against 300,899 kt in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and Malaysia?: 15,438 kt, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?: Iraq ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf