Japan vs Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Japan
1.4%
in 2024
Malaysia
1.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
13th
Malaysia rank
16th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.4% against 1.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
Across all 97 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 211 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5.5% | 0.0% | 5.5% | Japan |
| 1930s | 7.5% | 0.0% | 7.5% | Japan |
| 1940s | 4.1% | 0.0% | 4.1% | Japan |
| 1950s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 8.1% | 0.1% | 8.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 0.2% | 10.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 0.4% | 8.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 0.7% | 6.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 1.4% against 1.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Japan ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.