Canada vs Malaysia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Canada
0.8%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
24th
Malaysia rank
26th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Canada
- Malaysia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
Across all 97 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 211 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Canada or Malaysia?
- Canada, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Canada and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Canada ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 26th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.