Bolivia vs Malaysia: Methane emissions
Bolivia
27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malaysia
28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bolivia rank
59th
Malaysia rank
56th
Methane emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bolivia, a difference of 717,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 15 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 711,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 985,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 22.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 22.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 23.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 26.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bolivia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bolivia and Malaysia?
- 717,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Malaysia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.