Malaysia vs Zimbabwe: Per capita methane emissions
Malaysia
0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
126th
Zimbabwe rank
124th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malaysia ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 0.747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.7849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.9795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0434 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.7997 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 Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th 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.