Malaysia vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Malaysia
0.6%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.9%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Taiwan rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 128 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Malaysia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 0.3%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 128 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 16th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.