Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.8%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
21st
Malaysia rank
20th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 13 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.