Croatia vs Malaysia: Per capita methane emissions

Croatia
0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Croatia rank
123rd
Malaysia rank
126th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Croatia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.

Croatia ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 126th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.5199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1860s 0.5145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1870s 0.5212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1880s 0.5279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1890s 0.5352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1900s 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1910s 0.5428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1920s 0.5817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1930s 0.6246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1940s 0.6828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1950s 0.7705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1960s 0.8539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1970s 0.9563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1980s 0.9619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1990s 0.8397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2000s 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2010s 0.9353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
2020s 0.8621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Croatia or Malaysia?
Croatia, at 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Croatia and Malaysia?
0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malaysia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Malaysia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Croatia ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 126th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. 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 methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.