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