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