Malaysia vs Qatar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Malaysia
0.8%
in 2024
Qatar
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
Qatar rank
30th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Malaysia
- Qatar
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Malaysia ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 30th of 146 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Malaysia or Qatar?
- Malaysia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Malaysia and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Qatar rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 30th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.