How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?

Malaysia ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 20.00 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

20.00 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

24th

of 194 countries

All-time high

20.00 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

38.96 million tonnes

in 1890

Years of data

134

1890–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia, 1890–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 20.00 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 134 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia peaked at 20.00 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.96 million tonnes, in 1890.

That places Malaysia 24th out of 194 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	141.16 million tonnes	38.96 million tonnes	227.88 million tonnes	10
1900s	450.75 million tonnes	250.47 million tonnes	624.46 million tonnes	10
1910s	1.05 billion tonnes	695.44 million tonnes	1.41 billion tonnes	9
1920s	1.65 billion tonnes	1.48 billion tonnes	1.78 billion tonnes	10
1930s	2.07 billion tonnes	1.81 billion tonnes	2.34 billion tonnes	10
1940s	2.82 billion tonnes	2.41 billion tonnes	3.24 billion tonnes	10
1950s	3.46 billion tonnes	3.30 billion tonnes	3.59 billion tonnes	10
1960s	4.01 billion tonnes	3.61 billion tonnes	4.50 billion tonnes	10
1970s	5.40 billion tonnes	4.64 billion tonnes	6.23 billion tonnes	10
1980s	7.55 billion tonnes	6.44 billion tonnes	9.04 billion tonnes	10
1990s	10.40 billion tonnes	9.29 billion tonnes	11.48 billion tonnes	10
2000s	12.88 billion tonnes	11.69 billion tonnes	14.23 billion tonnes	10
2010s	16.54 billion tonnes	14.59 billion tonnes	18.29 billion tonnes	10
2020s	19.31 billion tonnes	18.62 billion tonnes	20.00 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

21 Iran 23.45 billion tonnes compare
22 Argentina 23.02 billion tonnes compare
23 South Korea 20.97 billion tonnes compare
25 Turkey 19.52 billion tonnes compare
26 Saudi Arabia 19.21 billion tonnes compare
27 Kazakhstan 18.97 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia was 20.00 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 including land-use change recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 20.00 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 38.96 million tonnes in 1890.
How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?: Malaysia ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.