Luxembourg vs Malaysia: Per capita methane emissions
Luxembourg
0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
127th
Malaysia rank
126th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 127th and Malaysia ranks 126th of 199 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Luxembourg or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Luxembourg and Malaysia?
- 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Malaysia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 127th 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
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.