Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 13,247 kt against 12,684 kt in Australia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Malaysia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Australia

12,684 kt

in 2023

Malaysia

13,247 kt

in 2023

Australia rank

35th

Malaysia rank

34th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Australia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13,247 kt against 12,684 kt in Australia, a difference of 563 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11,920 kt	1,266 kt	10,653 kt	Australia
1970s	15,767 kt	1,801 kt	13,966 kt	Australia
1980s	18,192 kt	2,757 kt	15,436 kt	Australia
1990s	18,188 kt	4,743 kt	13,445 kt	Australia
2000s	15,436 kt	8,070 kt	7,366 kt	Australia
2010s	13,760 kt	10,768 kt	2,992 kt	Australia
2020s	12,711 kt	12,789 kt	78.05 kt	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 13,247 kt against 12,684 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and Malaysia?: 563 kt, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Australia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf