Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation was 7.23 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation in Malaysia, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 7.23 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from aviation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from aviation in Malaysia peaked at 8.40 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million tonnes, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 25th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.31 million tonnes | — |
| 2014 | 8.04 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 7.97 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.68 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.21 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 8.28 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.40 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.72 million tonnes | -67.6% |
| 2021 | 1.81 million tonnes | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 4.14 million tonnes | +129.3% |
| 2023 | 6.28 million tonnes | +51.5% |
| 2024 | 7.23 million tonnes | +15.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 7.23 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845,146 tonnes, 8.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 7.23 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.23 million tonnes, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.98 million tonnes | 7.31 million tonnes | 8.40 million tonnes | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.43 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 22 Saudi Arabia 10.37 million tonnes compare
- 23 Netherlands 9.14 million tonnes compare
- 24 Taiwan 7.59 million tonnes compare
- 26 Vietnam 7.16 million tonnes compare
- 27 Philippines 6.10 million tonnes compare
- 28 Portugal 5.72 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from aviation in Malaysia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from aviation in Malaysia was 7.23 million tonnes in 2024, according to OECD (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.40 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million tonnes in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.