Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Malaysia
0.7%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 89 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 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 including land-use change, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Malaysia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Malaysia ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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 cumulative 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).