Indonesia vs Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Indonesia
0.8%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.7%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
25th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 2.2% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 1.6% | 2.8% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Indonesia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Indonesia ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 25th 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 from flaring. 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 flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.