Greece vs Malaysia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Greece
0.2%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.2%
in 2024
Greece rank
36th
Malaysia rank
38th

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Greece
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 131 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 179 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Malaysia Difference Ahead
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1970s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Greece
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Greece
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Greece
2000s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Greece
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Greece
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Malaysia?
Greece, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Malaysia?
0.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malaysia?
131 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
How do Greece and Malaysia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Greece ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 38th 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 cumulative 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

Indicator
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.