Malaysia vs Poland: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Malaysia
0.8%
in 2024
Poland
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
20th
Poland rank
22nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Malaysia
- Poland
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Poland ahead.
Malaysia ranks 20th and Poland ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.1% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 2.8% | 2.8% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Malaysia or Poland?
- Malaysia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Malaysia and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Malaysia ranks 20th and Poland ranks 22nd 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.