Indonesia vs Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Indonesia
1.2%
in 2024
Malaysia
1.2%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
20th
Malaysia rank
21st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Malaysia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 21st of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 9 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Indonesia, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Indonesia ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 21st of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.