CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel in Malaysia
Malaysia: CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel was 1.80 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel in Malaysia, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions from domestic air travel in Malaysia is 1.80 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from domestic air travel in Malaysia peaked at 2.13 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 489,346 tonnes, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 19th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.98 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million tonnes | 489,346 tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 co₂ emissions from domestic air travel in Malaysia?
- Co₂ emissions from domestic air travel in Malaysia was 1.80 million tonnes in 2024, according to OECD (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from domestic air travel recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from domestic air travel recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 489,346 tonnes in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for co₂ emissions from domestic air travel?
- Malaysia ranks 19th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from domestic air travel rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic aviation represents flights which depart and arrive within the same country. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.