Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia

Malaysia: Consumption co2 emissions vs population was 0.7521 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7521
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.7562
in 2022
All-time low
0.3176
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.3181991: 0.3411992: 0.3941993: 0.4131994: 0.4121995: 0.4481996: 0.4311997: 0.471998: 0.3261999: 0.3792000: 0.4182001: 0.4382002: 0.4542003: 0.4712004: 0.4892005: 0.4832006: 0.4752007: 0.4992008: 0.5362009: 0.5232010: 0.5612011: 0.582012: 0.6372013: 0.7122014: 0.7152015: 0.6662016: 0.6862017: 0.6852018: 0.7242019: 0.7422020: 0.7482021: 0.7442022: 0.7562023: 0.752

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia stood at 0.7521.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia peaked at 0.7562 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3176, 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.

Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.3176 —
1991 0.341 +7.4%
1992 0.3941 +15.6%
1993 0.4127 +4.7%
1994 0.4121 -0.1%
1995 0.4478 +8.7%
1996 0.431 -3.8%
1997 0.4703 +9.1%
1998 0.3262 -30.6%
1999 0.3787 +16.1%
2000 0.4176 +10.3%
2001 0.4385 +5.0%
2002 0.454 +3.6%
2003 0.4707 +3.7%
2004 0.4889 +3.9%
2005 0.4827 -1.3%
2006 0.4753 -1.5%
2007 0.4994 +5.1%
2008 0.5363 +7.4%
2009 0.5235 -2.4%
2010 0.5609 +7.2%
2011 0.58 +3.4%
2012 0.6366 +9.8%
2013 0.7116 +11.8%
2014 0.7145 +0.4%
2015 0.6662 -6.8%
2016 0.6862 +3.0%
2017 0.6848 -0.2%
2018 0.724 +5.7%
2019 0.7421 +2.5%
2020 0.7479 +0.8%
2021 0.7436 -0.6%
2022 0.7562 +1.7%
2023 0.7521 -0.5%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.7521 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1856, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.7521 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.603, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Consumption co2 emissions vs population 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 -30.6% 0.4703 0.3262

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3932 0.3176 0.4703 10
2000s 0.4787 0.4176 0.5363 10
2010s 0.6707 0.5609 0.7421 10
2020s 0.75 0.7436 0.7562 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 19 South Africa 0.8542 compare
  2. 20 Thailand 0.8021 compare
  3. 21 Taiwan 0.7739 compare
  4. 23 Poland 0.7189 compare
  5. 24 Spain 0.6841 compare
  6. 25 Egypt 0.6653 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia?
Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Malaysia was 0.7521 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest consumption co2 emissions vs population recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7562 in 2022.
What is the lowest consumption co2 emissions vs population recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3176 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for consumption co2 emissions vs population?
Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is consumption co2 emissions vs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Consumption co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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