Co2 land use per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Co2 land use per capita was 1.74 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.74
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
42.46
in 1887
All-time low
1.72
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Malaysia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Malaysia stood at 1.74.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Malaysia peaked at 42.46 in 1887 and was at its lowest, 1.72, in 1959.
Malaysia ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 18.04 | — |
| 1851 | 20.18 | +11.8% |
| 1852 | 34.14 | +69.2% |
| 1853 | 21.76 | -36.3% |
| 1854 | 23.6 | +8.5% |
| 1855 | 21.86 | -7.4% |
| 1856 | 22.53 | +3.1% |
| 1857 | 28.15 | +24.9% |
| 1858 | 21.35 | -24.2% |
| 1859 | 21.61 | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 19.88 | -8.0% |
| 1861 | 33.31 | +67.6% |
| 1862 | 19.17 | -42.4% |
| 1863 | 21.22 | +10.7% |
| 1864 | 28.27 | +33.2% |
| 1865 | 23.61 | -16.5% |
| 1866 | 29.2 | +23.7% |
| 1867 | 8.83 | -69.7% |
| 1868 | 14.62 | +65.5% |
| 1869 | 28.49 | +94.8% |
| 1870 | 28.8 | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 13.65 | -52.6% |
| 1872 | 24.82 | +81.8% |
| 1873 | 16.41 | -33.9% |
| 1874 | 18.08 | +10.2% |
| 1875 | 14.08 | -22.1% |
| 1876 | 15.47 | +9.9% |
| 1877 | 19.33 | +25.0% |
| 1878 | 12.64 | -34.6% |
| 1879 | 10.47 | -17.2% |
| 1880 | 32.22 | +207.8% |
| 1881 | 36.25 | +12.5% |
| 1882 | 36.69 | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 42.05 | +14.6% |
| 1884 | 34.42 | -18.2% |
| 1885 | 34.91 | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 32.63 | -6.5% |
| 1887 | 42.46 | +30.1% |
| 1888 | 24.39 | -42.6% |
| 1889 | 32.74 | +34.2% |
| 1890 | 25.74 | -21.4% |
| 1891 | 24.2 | -6.0% |
| 1892 | 4.62 | -80.9% |
| 1893 | 16.11 | +249.2% |
| 1894 | 14 | -13.1% |
| 1895 | 9.89 | -29.4% |
| 1896 | 11.22 | +13.4% |
| 1897 | 14.1 | +25.7% |
| 1898 | 3.74 | -73.5% |
| 1899 | 9.46 | +153.2% |
| 1900 | 10.76 | +13.7% |
| 1901 | 24.8 | +130.5% |
| 1902 | 17.52 | -29.4% |
| 1903 | 17.64 | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 23.47 | +33.0% |
| 1905 | 16.9 | -28.0% |
| 1906 | 24.14 | +42.8% |
| 1907 | 10.99 | -54.5% |
| 1908 | 9.26 | -15.8% |
| 1909 | 13.87 | +49.8% |
| 1910 | 26.36 | +90.0% |
| 1911 | 35.77 | +35.7% |
| 1912 | 28.1 | -21.4% |
| 1913 | 36.94 | +31.4% |
| 1914 | 30.57 | -17.2% |
| 1915 | 28.97 | -5.2% |
| 1916 | 25.18 | -13.1% |
| 1917 | 34.02 | +35.1% |
| 1918 | 22.49 | -33.9% |
| 1919 | 31.8 | +41.4% |
| 1920 | 21.54 | -32.2% |
| 1921 | 14.78 | -31.4% |
| 1922 | 9.05 | -38.8% |
| 1923 | 16.25 | +79.6% |
| 1924 | 9.29 | -42.9% |
| 1925 | 7.46 | -19.7% |
| 1926 | 2.89 | -61.2% |
| 1927 | 4.82 | +66.6% |
| 1928 | 5.63 | +17.0% |
| 1929 | 4.94 | -12.3% |
| 1930 | 7.56 | +53.0% |
| 1931 | 12.24 | +61.9% |
| 1932 | 14.63 | +19.5% |
| 1933 | 12.42 | -15.1% |
| 1934 | 14.22 | +14.5% |
| 1935 | 3.91 | -72.5% |
| 1936 | 15.32 | +292.3% |
| 1937 | 13.73 | -10.4% |
| 1938 | 13.37 | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 12.44 | -7.0% |
| 1940 | 13.77 | +10.7% |
| 1941 | 17.71 | +28.6% |
| 1942 | 18.47 | +4.3% |
| 1943 | 16.98 | -8.1% |
| 1944 | 16.41 | -3.4% |
| 1945 | 17.34 | +5.7% |
| 1946 | 16.68 | -3.9% |
| 1947 | 15.26 | -8.5% |
| 1948 | 14.87 | -2.6% |
| 1949 | 16.36 | +10.1% |
| 1950 | 9.35 | -42.9% |
| 1951 | 6.42 | -31.3% |
| 1952 | 5.77 | -10.1% |
| 1953 | 4.47 | -22.6% |
| 1954 | 4.24 | -5.2% |
| 1955 | 4.33 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 3.62 | -16.5% |
| 1957 | 2.94 | -18.8% |
| 1958 | 2.71 | -7.7% |
| 1959 | 1.72 | -36.5% |
| 1960 | 1.99 | +15.4% |
| 1961 | 6.32 | +217.6% |
| 1962 | 10.45 | +65.4% |
| 1963 | 8.29 | -20.7% |
| 1964 | 14.11 | +70.2% |
| 1965 | 6.87 | -51.3% |
| 1966 | 8.32 | +21.2% |
| 1967 | 12.24 | +47.1% |
| 1968 | 9.62 | -21.4% |
| 1969 | 13.15 | +36.7% |
| 1970 | 12.65 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 15.11 | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 12.31 | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 11.42 | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 12.78 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 11.9 | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 14.35 | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 15.88 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 14.71 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 12.9 | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 13.94 | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 10.83 | -22.3% |
| 1982 | 11.51 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 8.22 | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 12.25 | +49.0% |
| 1985 | 18.8 | +53.5% |
| 1986 | 22.32 | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 22.9 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 23.35 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 14.8 | -36.6% |
| 1990 | 10.49 | -29.2% |
| 1991 | 8.3 | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 9.18 | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 9.64 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 9.66 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.45 | -22.9% |
| 1996 | 6.46 | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 5.46 | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 5.99 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 4.17 | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 3.74 | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 4.81 | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 5.18 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.86 | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 3.76 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.58 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 4.43 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 4.96 | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 6.26 | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 5.66 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 7.71 | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 7.37 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.57 | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 8.08 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6 | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 4.04 | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 3.44 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 2.75 | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 2.01 | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 2.14 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 1.76 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.74 | -0.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 640.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 4.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | +292.3% | 3.91 | 15.32 |
| 1893 | +249.2% | 4.62 | 16.11 |
| 1961 | +217.6% | 1.99 | 6.32 |
| 1880 | +207.8% | 10.47 | 32.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.32 | 18.04 | 34.14 | 10 |
| 1860s | 22.66 | 8.83 | 33.31 | 10 |
| 1870s | 17.37 | 10.47 | 28.8 | 10 |
| 1880s | 34.88 | 24.39 | 42.46 | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.31 | 3.74 | 25.74 | 10 |
| 1900s | 16.94 | 9.26 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 1910s | 30.02 | 22.49 | 36.94 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.66 | 2.89 | 21.54 | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.98 | 3.91 | 15.32 | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.39 | 13.77 | 18.47 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.56 | 1.72 | 9.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.14 | 1.99 | 14.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.4 | 11.42 | 15.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.89 | 8.22 | 23.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.68 | 4.17 | 10.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.45 | 3.58 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 | 2.3 | 8.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.74 | 2.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 co2 land use per capita in Malaysia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Malaysia was 1.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.46 in 1887.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 in 1959.
- How does Malaysia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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