Brazil vs Malaysia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring

Brazil
0.0826 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.081 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
34th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Brazil
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0826 tonnes per person against 0.081 tonnes per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0016 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0012 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0012 tonnes per person Brazil
1970s 0.0104 tonnes per person 0.1831 tonnes per person 0.1727 tonnes per person Malaysia
1980s 0.0183 tonnes per person 0.2076 tonnes per person 0.1893 tonnes per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0507 tonnes per person 0.1574 tonnes per person 0.1068 tonnes per person Malaysia
2000s 0.0699 tonnes per person 0.1242 tonnes per person 0.0544 tonnes per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0826 tonnes per person 0.1577 tonnes per person 0.0751 tonnes per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0832 tonnes per person 0.0993 tonnes per person 0.0161 tonnes per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Brazil or Malaysia?
Brazil, at 0.0826 tonnes per person against 0.081 tonnes per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Brazil and Malaysia?
0.0016 tonnes per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
Brazil ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 213 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.