Japan vs Malaysia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Japan
7.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia
8.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
36th
Malaysia rank
34th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8.16 tonnes per person against 7.77 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.39 tonnes per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 213 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1890s 0.273 tonnes per person 0.0382 tonnes per person 0.2348 tonnes per person Japan
1900s 0.6295 tonnes per person 0.0277 tonnes per person 0.6017 tonnes per person Japan
1910s 1.11 tonnes per person 0.1203 tonnes per person 0.9878 tonnes per person Japan
1920s 1.35 tonnes per person 0.7409 tonnes per person 0.6048 tonnes per person Japan
1930s 1.51 tonnes per person 0.4822 tonnes per person 1.03 tonnes per person Japan
1940s 1.46 tonnes per person 0.2284 tonnes per person 1.23 tonnes per person Japan
1950s 1.64 tonnes per person 0.7964 tonnes per person 0.8455 tonnes per person Japan
1960s 3.95 tonnes per person 0.8239 tonnes per person 3.13 tonnes per person Japan
1970s 7.86 tonnes per person 1.77 tonnes per person 6.09 tonnes per person Japan
1980s 7.74 tonnes per person 2.46 tonnes per person 5.28 tonnes per person Japan
1990s 9.62 tonnes per person 4.53 tonnes per person 5.09 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 9.85 tonnes per person 6.27 tonnes per person 3.58 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 9.56 tonnes per person 7.6 tonnes per person 1.97 tonnes per person Japan
2020s 8.12 tonnes per person 7.97 tonnes per person 0.1438 tonnes per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8.16 tonnes per person against 7.77 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Japan and Malaysia?
0.39 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
Japan ranks 36th 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 relative to the global average. 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 relative to the global average
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, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.