Malaysia vs Mozambique: Per capita methane emissions

Malaysia
0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
126th
Mozambique rank
128th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 126th and Mozambique ranks 128th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 14 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mozambique Difference Ahead
1850s 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1860s 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1870s 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1880s 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1890s 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1900s 0.747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1910s 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1920s 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1930s 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1940s 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1950s 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1960s 0.7849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1970s 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1980s 0.9795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1990s 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2000s 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2010s 0.9056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2020s 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Malaysia or Mozambique?
Malaysia, at 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Malaysia and Mozambique?
0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mozambique?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Mozambique rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Malaysia ranks 126th and Mozambique ranks 128th 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.