Japan vs Malaysia: Share of global methane emissions
Japan
0.3%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
55th
Malaysia rank
58th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 58th of 201 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 58th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane 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 methane emissions.