Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.3234 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malaysia, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.3234 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Malaysia peaked at 0.5129 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3028 kilograms per international-$, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 32nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4358 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3028 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5129 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3553 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.371 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3565 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3253 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4078 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3329 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3234 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3395 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 29 South Korea 0.3381 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 30 Czechia 0.3248 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 0.324 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 33 Jordan 0.3213 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 34 Bahrain 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 35 Bolivia 0.308 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Malaysia?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malaysia was 0.3234 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5129 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3028 kilograms per international-$ in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).