Malaysia vs Netherlands: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Malaysia
8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malaysia rank
58th
Netherlands rank
57th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M185019372024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia, a difference of 109,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malaysia ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 201 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1850s 125,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 814,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 689,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1860s 135,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 876,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 740,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1870s 160,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 890,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1880s 194,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1890s 224,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1900s 272,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1910s 381,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1920s 531,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1930s 634,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1940s 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1950s 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1960s 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1970s 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1980s 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1990s 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
2000s 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
2010s 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 351,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
2020s 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 551,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Malaysia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Malaysia and Netherlands?
109,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Malaysia ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.