What is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Malaysia?

Cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0676 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2011.

How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?

Malaysia ranks 56th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Malaysia

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

56th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.0676 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.0676 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

Malaysia ranks 56th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0647 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0676 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1962	0.0666 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1963	0.0554 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1964	0.0548 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1965	0.0524 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1966	0.0524 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1967	0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1968	0.0557 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1969	0.0531 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1970	0.0541 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1971	0.0532 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1972	0.0483 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1973	0.0341 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-29.5%
1974	0.0295 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1975	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1976	0.0293 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1977	0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1978	0.0226 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1979	0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
1980	0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1981	0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1982	0.0181 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1983	0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1984	0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1985	0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1986	0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.1%
1987	0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1988	0.0204 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1989	0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1990	0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1991	0.0181 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1992	0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1993	0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1994	0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1995	0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1996	0.0134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1997	0.0147 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1998	0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+48.9%
1999	0.0213 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2000	0.0193 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2001	0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2002	0.0206 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2003	0.0202 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2004	0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2005	0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2006	0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2007	0.0151 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2008	0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2009	0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
2010	0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
2011	0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2012	0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2013	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2014	0.013 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2015	0.0154 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
2016	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2017	0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2018	0.015 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2019	0.0155 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2020	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2021	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2022	0.0159 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2023	0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2024	0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

Malaysia's 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Malaysia's 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP 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
1998	+48.9%	0.0147 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0578 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0524 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0676 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0348 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0541 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0159 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

53 Aruba 0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
54 India 0.0176 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
55 Greece 0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
57 Japan 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
58 Cuba 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
59 Canada 0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More climate change data for Malaysia

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Malaysia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0676 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?: Malaysia ranks 56th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.