Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Malaysia, 1900–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malaysia is 0.3212 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.4688 kilograms per international-$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 kilograms per international-$, in 1912.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.029 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0163 kilograms per international-$ | 0.065 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0055 kilograms per international-$ | 0.121 kilograms per international-$ | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.3102 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4331 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1544 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2643 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1223 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0442 kilograms per international-$ | 0.232 kilograms per international-$ | 6 |
| 1950s | 0.3231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4367 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2725 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3419 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3852 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3395 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4292 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3625 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3343 kilograms per international-$ | 0.394 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4191 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3718 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4688 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4114 kilograms per international-$ | 0.383 kilograms per international-$ | 0.45 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3539 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3228 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3926 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3315 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3385 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 31 Mauritania 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 32 Belarus 0.325 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 33 Algeria 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 36 Comoros 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 37 Lebanon 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malaysia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malaysia was 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4688 kilograms per international-$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 kilograms per international-$ in 1912.
- How does Malaysia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).