Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Malaysia stood at 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Malaysia peaked at 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 214.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 29th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315.65 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 214.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 397.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 524.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 425.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 631.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 848.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 667.91 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.05 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 989.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 26 Pakistan 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 27 Netherlands 1.29 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 28 Argentina 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 30 Philippines 1.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 31 Colombia 1.00 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 32 South Africa 880.05 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 35.98 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 27.84 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Malaysia?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Malaysia was 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.