Italy vs Malaysia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Italy
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
27th
Malaysia rank
24th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Italy
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 14 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Italy or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Italy and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Italy ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.