Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.74 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.74 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
42.46 tonnes per person
in 1887
All-time low
1.72 tonnes per person
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malaysia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malaysia stood at 1.74 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malaysia peaked at 42.46 tonnes per person in 1887 and was at its lowest, 1.72 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 18.04 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 20.18 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1852 | 34.14 tonnes per person | +69.2% |
| 1853 | 21.76 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 1854 | 23.6 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1855 | 21.86 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1856 | 22.53 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1857 | 28.15 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1858 | 21.35 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1859 | 21.61 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 19.88 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1861 | 33.31 tonnes per person | +67.6% |
| 1862 | 19.17 tonnes per person | -42.4% |
| 1863 | 21.22 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1864 | 28.27 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 1865 | 23.61 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1866 | 29.2 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 1867 | 8.83 tonnes per person | -69.7% |
| 1868 | 14.62 tonnes per person | +65.5% |
| 1869 | 28.49 tonnes per person | +94.8% |
| 1870 | 28.8 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 13.65 tonnes per person | -52.6% |
| 1872 | 24.82 tonnes per person | +81.8% |
| 1873 | 16.41 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1874 | 18.08 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1875 | 14.08 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1876 | 15.47 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1877 | 19.33 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 1878 | 12.64 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1879 | 10.47 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1880 | 32.22 tonnes per person | +207.8% |
| 1881 | 36.25 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1882 | 36.69 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 42.05 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1884 | 34.42 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1885 | 34.91 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 32.63 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1887 | 42.46 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1888 | 24.39 tonnes per person | -42.6% |
| 1889 | 32.74 tonnes per person | +34.2% |
| 1890 | 25.74 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1891 | 24.2 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1892 | 4.62 tonnes per person | -80.9% |
| 1893 | 16.11 tonnes per person | +249.2% |
| 1894 | 14 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1895 | 9.89 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1896 | 11.22 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1897 | 14.1 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1898 | 3.74 tonnes per person | -73.5% |
| 1899 | 9.46 tonnes per person | +153.2% |
| 1900 | 10.76 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1901 | 24.8 tonnes per person | +130.5% |
| 1902 | 17.52 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1903 | 17.64 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 23.47 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 1905 | 16.9 tonnes per person | -28.0% |
| 1906 | 24.14 tonnes per person | +42.8% |
| 1907 | 10.99 tonnes per person | -54.5% |
| 1908 | 9.26 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1909 | 13.87 tonnes per person | +49.8% |
| 1910 | 26.36 tonnes per person | +90.0% |
| 1911 | 35.77 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 1912 | 28.1 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1913 | 36.94 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 1914 | 30.57 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1915 | 28.97 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1916 | 25.18 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1917 | 34.02 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1918 | 22.49 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1919 | 31.8 tonnes per person | +41.4% |
| 1920 | 21.54 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1921 | 14.78 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 1922 | 9.05 tonnes per person | -38.8% |
| 1923 | 16.25 tonnes per person | +79.6% |
| 1924 | 9.29 tonnes per person | -42.9% |
| 1925 | 7.46 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1926 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -61.2% |
| 1927 | 4.82 tonnes per person | +66.6% |
| 1928 | 5.63 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1929 | 4.94 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1930 | 7.56 tonnes per person | +53.0% |
| 1931 | 12.24 tonnes per person | +61.9% |
| 1932 | 14.63 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1933 | 12.42 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1934 | 14.22 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1935 | 3.91 tonnes per person | -72.5% |
| 1936 | 15.32 tonnes per person | +292.3% |
| 1937 | 13.73 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1938 | 13.37 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 12.44 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1940 | 13.77 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1941 | 17.71 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1942 | 18.47 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1943 | 16.98 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1944 | 16.41 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1945 | 17.34 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1946 | 16.68 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1947 | 15.26 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1948 | 14.87 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1949 | 16.36 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1950 | 9.35 tonnes per person | -42.9% |
| 1951 | 6.42 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 1952 | 5.77 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1953 | 4.47 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1954 | 4.24 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1955 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 3.62 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1957 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1958 | 2.71 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1959 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 1960 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1961 | 6.32 tonnes per person | +217.6% |
| 1962 | 10.45 tonnes per person | +65.4% |
| 1963 | 8.29 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 1964 | 14.11 tonnes per person | +70.2% |
| 1965 | 6.87 tonnes per person | -51.3% |
| 1966 | 8.32 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1967 | 12.24 tonnes per person | +47.1% |
| 1968 | 9.62 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1969 | 13.15 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1970 | 12.65 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 15.11 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 12.31 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 11.42 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 12.78 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 11.9 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 14.35 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 15.88 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 14.71 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 12.9 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 13.94 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 10.83 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1982 | 11.51 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 8.22 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 12.25 tonnes per person | +49.0% |
| 1985 | 18.8 tonnes per person | +53.5% |
| 1986 | 22.32 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 22.9 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 23.35 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 14.8 tonnes per person | -36.6% |
| 1990 | 10.49 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 1991 | 8.3 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 9.18 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 9.64 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 9.66 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.45 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1996 | 6.46 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 5.46 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 5.99 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 4.17 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 3.74 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 4.81 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 5.18 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.86 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.93 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 4.43 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 4.96 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 6.26 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 5.66 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 7.71 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 7.37 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.57 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 8.08 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 4.04 tonnes per person | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 2.75 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.74 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 640.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.74 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 4.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 15.32 tonnes per person |
| 1893 | +249.2% | 4.62 tonnes per person | 16.11 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | +217.6% | 1.99 tonnes per person | 6.32 tonnes per person |
| 1880 | +207.8% | 10.47 tonnes per person | 32.22 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.32 tonnes per person | 18.04 tonnes per person | 34.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 22.66 tonnes per person | 8.83 tonnes per person | 33.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 17.37 tonnes per person | 10.47 tonnes per person | 28.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 34.88 tonnes per person | 24.39 tonnes per person | 42.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.31 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 25.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 16.94 tonnes per person | 9.26 tonnes per person | 24.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 30.02 tonnes per person | 22.49 tonnes per person | 36.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.66 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 21.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.98 tonnes per person | 3.91 tonnes per person | 15.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.39 tonnes per person | 13.77 tonnes per person | 18.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.56 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 9.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.14 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 14.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.4 tonnes per person | 11.42 tonnes per person | 15.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.89 tonnes per person | 8.22 tonnes per person | 23.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.68 tonnes per person | 4.17 tonnes per person | 10.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.45 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 6.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 8.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malaysia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malaysia was 1.74 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.46 tonnes per person in 1887.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes per person in 1959.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.