Australia vs Malaysia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Australia
1.5%
in 2024
Malaysia
1.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Malaysia rank
16th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Australia or Malaysia?
- Australia, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.