Malaysia vs Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Malaysia
0.2%
in 2024
Mexico
0.2%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
38th
Mexico rank
35th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 35th of 179 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Malaysia or Mexico?
- Mexico, 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 Malaysia and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 35th 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
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.