What is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia?

Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia was 2.93 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 oil recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 2.93 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1890.

How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?

Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil was 2.93 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.93 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

33rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

2.93 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

0 tonnes

in 1890

Years of data

134

1890–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 oil in Malaysia stood at 2.93 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 134 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia peaked at 2.93 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1890.

Malaysia ranks 33rd 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.

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	538,242 tonnes	0 tonnes	1.40 million tonnes	9
1920s	8.71 million tonnes	1.85 million tonnes	17.88 million tonnes	10
1930s	24.58 million tonnes	20.02 million tonnes	27.83 million tonnes	10
1940s	28.67 million tonnes	28.29 million tonnes	29.06 million tonnes	10
1950s	57.81 million tonnes	32.21 million tonnes	79.57 million tonnes	10
1960s	112.08 million tonnes	83.39 million tonnes	149.43 million tonnes	10
1970s	235.89 million tonnes	163.19 million tonnes	318.10 million tonnes	10
1980s	464.47 million tonnes	341.13 million tonnes	595.33 million tonnes	10
1990s	857.04 million tonnes	631.04 million tonnes	1.11 billion tonnes	10
2000s	1.46 billion tonnes	1.17 billion tonnes	1.76 billion tonnes	10
2010s	2.19 billion tonnes	1.83 billion tonnes	2.57 billion tonnes	10
2020s	2.78 billion tonnes	2.63 billion tonnes	2.93 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

30 Poland 3.33 billion tonnes compare
31 Belarus 3.03 billion tonnes compare
32 Kazakhstan 3.01 billion tonnes compare
34 Romania 2.90 billion tonnes compare
35 South Africa 2.61 billion tonnes compare
36 Philippines 2.44 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 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 from oil in Malaysia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia was 2.93 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 oil recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 2.93 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1890.
How does Malaysia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?: Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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: 215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.