Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 7.04 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Malaysia, 1890–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 7.04 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 134 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Malaysia peaked at 7.04 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,328 tonnes, in 1890.
That places Malaysia 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 268,205 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 707,152 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.00 million tonnes | 765,776 tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.58 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1920s | 17.01 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 31.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 44.64 million tonnes | 35.64 million tonnes | 53.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 61.04 million tonnes | 55.85 million tonnes | 65.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 96.50 million tonnes | 69.08 million tonnes | 119.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 154.63 million tonnes | 123.90 million tonnes | 194.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 295.63 million tonnes | 209.18 million tonnes | 396.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 584.72 million tonnes | 424.86 million tonnes | 769.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 823.75 million tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 3.50 billion tonnes | 5.66 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 billion tonnes | 5.92 billion tonnes | 7.04 billion tonnes | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Malaysia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Malaysia was 7.04 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,328 tonnes in 1890.
- How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.