Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Kazakhstan
323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malaysia
317.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
21st
Malaysia rank
22nd

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 317.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia, a difference of 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 198 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1850s 781,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 573,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1860s 975,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 245,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 730,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1870s 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 329,689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1880s 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 434,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1890s 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 625,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1900s 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 812,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1910s 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1920s 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1930s 29.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1940s 42.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1950s 93.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1960s 158.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1970s 236.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 210.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1980s 286.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 238.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1990s 220.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 108.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2000s 218.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 185.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2010s 319.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 262.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2020s 311.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 303.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?
Kazakhstan, at 323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 317.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.