Malaysia vs South Africa: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Malaysia
0.5%
in 2024
South Africa
0.4%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
33rd
South Africa rank
35th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was South Africa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malaysia or South Africa?
- Malaysia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 35th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.