Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 2.14 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Malaysia, 1890–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Malaysia stood at 2.14 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 134 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Malaysia peaked at 2.14 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1890.
That places Malaysia 27th out of 146 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 | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 652,418 tonnes | 111,935 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.16 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.32 million tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | 39.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.17 million tonnes | 46.43 million tonnes | 307.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 619.77 million tonnes | 357.41 million tonnes | 913.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 974.07 million tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 2.14 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)
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Malaysia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Malaysia was 2.14 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 from gas recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1890.
- How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Malaysia ranks 27th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. 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 from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.