Malaysia vs Turkey: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Malaysia
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkey
2.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Turkey rank
18th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Malaysia
- Turkey
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.39 tonnes per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.35 tonnes per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Turkey ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0382 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.0992 tonnes per person | 0.0715 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1910s | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0.0845 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1920s | 0.2944 tonnes per person | 0.1574 tonnes per person | 0.137 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.2532 tonnes per person | 0.2951 tonnes per person | 0.0419 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.2051 tonnes per person | 0.3405 tonnes per person | 0.1354 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.4101 tonnes per person | 0.3775 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.4288 tonnes per person | 0.4206 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.5091 tonnes per person | 0.4999 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.8324 tonnes per person | 0.7522 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.3063 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.9883 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.9443 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 0.5754 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 0.3248 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.5941 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Malaysia or Turkey?
- Malaysia, at 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.39 tonnes per person in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Malaysia and Turkey?
- 0.35 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Malaysia ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.