Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate was 4.3 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.3 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
42nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
250 % change on previous year
in 1891
All-time low
0.9795 % change on previous year
in 1946
Years of data
132
1891–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1891–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Malaysia is 4.3 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 250 % change on previous year in 1891 and was at its lowest, 0.9795 % change on previous year, in 1946.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 250 % change on previous year | — |
| 1892 | 185.71 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1893 | 15 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1894 | 56.52 % change on previous year | +276.8% |
| 1895 | 83.33 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 1896 | 51.52 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1897 | 25 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1898 | 28 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1899 | 20.62 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 1900 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1901 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1902 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1904 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1905 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1906 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1907 | 8.57 % change on previous year | +131.4% |
| 1908 | 8.22 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1909 | 13.98 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 1910 | 17.07 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 1913 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 1914 | 8.68 % change on previous year | +126.6% |
| 1915 | 11.18 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1916 | 26.93 % change on previous year | +140.9% |
| 1917 | 25.18 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1918 | 20.68 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1919 | 19.66 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1920 | 23.71 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1921 | 24.41 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 27.81 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1923 | 28.04 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 21.25 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 1925 | 20.73 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1926 | 19.69 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1927 | 16.35 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1928 | 15.83 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1929 | 14.77 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1930 | 11.49 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1931 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1932 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1933 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1934 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1935 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1937 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1938 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1939 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1940 | 4.82 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 1941 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1942 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1943 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +97.7% |
| 1944 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1945 | 1 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1946 | 0.9795 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1948 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +71.8% |
| 1949 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 5.59 % change on previous year | +194.0% |
| 1951 | 7.56 % change on previous year | +35.3% |
| 1952 | 8.57 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1953 | 8.06 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1954 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 7.89 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 7.44 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1957 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1958 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1960 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 1961 | 3.78 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1962 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1964 | 5.32 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 5.72 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 6.35 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 7.5 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 1971 | 7.97 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 7.93 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 7.29 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 7.97 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 6.72 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 7.39 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 7.06 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 7.27 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 6.72 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 7.82 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 6.63 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 6.5 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.73 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 6.43 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 6.34 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 6.96 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 7.05 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 7.99 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 8.2 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 9.64 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 8.84 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 8.73 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 7.44 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 6.56 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 7.23 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 7.39 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 7.62 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.09 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.63 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.62 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.76 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.17 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.13 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.16 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | +276.8% | 15 % change on previous year | 56.52 % change on previous year |
| 1950 | +194.0% | 1.9 % change on previous year | 5.59 % change on previous year |
| 1916 | +140.9% | 11.18 % change on previous year | 26.93 % change on previous year |
| 1907 | +131.4% | 3.7 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year |
| 1914 | +126.6% | 3.83 % change on previous year | 8.68 % change on previous year |
| 1943 | +97.7% | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 79.52 % change on previous year | 15 % change on previous year | 250 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1900s | 6.91 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 13.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 16.65 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 26.93 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1920s | 21.26 % change on previous year | 14.77 % change on previous year | 28.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.27 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 11.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.08 % change on previous year | 0.9795 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.98 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.39 % change on previous year | 6.72 % change on previous year | 7.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.85 % change on previous year | 6.34 % change on previous year | 7.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.18 % change on previous year | 6.56 % change on previous year | 9.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.92 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year | 7.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | 6.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 4.63 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Honduras 4.32 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 4.31 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Anguilla 4.3 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Mozambique 4.25 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Seychelles 4.22 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Botswana 4.22 % change on previous year compare
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Malaysia was 4.3 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 250 % change on previous year in 1891.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9795 % change on previous year in 1946.
- How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.