Aruba vs Malaysia: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Aruba
8.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia
8.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Aruba rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
34th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Aruba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 8.52 tonnes per person against 8.16 tonnes per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.36 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Malaysia ahead.
Aruba ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 8 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.9022 tonnes per person | 0.9022 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.5135 tonnes per person | 0.5135 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 13.01 tonnes per person | 0.7964 tonnes per person | 12.21 tonnes per person | Aruba |
| 1960s | 11.48 tonnes per person | 0.8239 tonnes per person | 10.66 tonnes per person | Aruba |
| 1970s | 12.81 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 11.05 tonnes per person | Aruba |
| 1980s | 9.05 tonnes per person | 2.46 tonnes per person | 6.59 tonnes per person | Aruba |
| 1990s | 8.83 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | Aruba |
| 2000s | 27.6 tonnes per person | 6.27 tonnes per person | 21.34 tonnes per person | Aruba |
| 2010s | 12.11 tonnes per person | 7.6 tonnes per person | 4.52 tonnes per person | Aruba |
| 2020s | 8.12 tonnes per person | 7.97 tonnes per person | 0.1516 tonnes per person | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Aruba or Malaysia?
- Aruba, at 8.52 tonnes per person against 8.16 tonnes per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Aruba and Malaysia?
- 0.36 tonnes per person, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Malaysia?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Malaysia rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Aruba ranks 32nd 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.