Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia was 0.8% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.