Australia vs Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Australia
1.0%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Malaysia rank
20th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Australia or Malaysia?
- Australia, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Australia ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 20th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.