Malaysia vs Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Malaysia
0.8%
in 2024
Vietnam
1.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
20th
Vietnam rank
17th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Vietnam ahead.
Malaysia ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Malaysia and Vietnam?
- 0.2%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Malaysia ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 17th 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.