Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 8.16 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Malaysia, 1990–2023
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
Malaysia recorded 8.16 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Malaysia peaked at 8.32 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.62 tonnes per person, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.61 tonnes per person | 3.62 tonnes per person | 5.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.41 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 6.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.66 tonnes per person | 6.52 tonnes per person | 8.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 tonnes per person | 7.76 tonnes per person | 8.18 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 30 Austria 8.38 tonnes per person compare
- 31 Denmark 8.32 tonnes per person compare
- 32 Netherlands 8.3 tonnes per person compare
- 34 New Zealand 8 tonnes per person compare
- 36 China 7.63 tonnes per person 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Malaysia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Malaysia was 8.16 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.