emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.1349 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.1349 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.1662 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0599 tonnes per person, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 14th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0599 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0606 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0607 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0641 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0804 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1973 | 0.064 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0632 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.066 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0695 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0729 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0737 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0746 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0749 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0754 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0776 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0809 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0842 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0864 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0909 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0964 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0972 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1055 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1099 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1104 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1206 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1153 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1174 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1197 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1226 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1258 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1267 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1287 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1268 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1305 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1141 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1162 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1498 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1512 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1454 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1524 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1457 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.139 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1662 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.145 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1388 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1349 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1349 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 4.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1349 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 4.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +28.9% | 0.1162 tonnes per person | 0.1498 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.0599 tonnes per person | 0.0655 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.0804 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.073 tonnes per person | 0.0677 tonnes per person | 0.0776 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0982 tonnes per person | 0.0809 tonnes per person | 0.1206 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1249 tonnes per person | 0.1153 tonnes per person | 0.1351 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1411 tonnes per person | 0.1141 tonnes per person | 0.1662 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1396 tonnes per person | 0.1349 tonnes per person | 0.145 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 11 Seychelles 0.1452 tonnes per person compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.136 tonnes per person compare
- 13 New Caledonia 0.1352 tonnes per person compare
- 15 Libya 0.1241 tonnes per person compare
- 16 Turkmenistan 0.1127 tonnes per person compare
- 17 Nigeria 0.1045 tonnes per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malaysia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malaysia was 0.1349 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1662 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 14th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.