Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0083 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0083 kt per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
22nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0084 kt per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.0006 kt per person
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0083 kt per person.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0084 kt per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt per person, in 1962.

Malaysia ranks 22nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Malaysia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0006 kt per person —
1962 0.0006 kt per person -0.5%
1963 0.0007 kt per person +19.5%
1964 0.0009 kt per person +23.8%
1965 0.0009 kt per person +9.0%
1966 0.0011 kt per person +14.7%
1967 0.0011 kt per person +0.8%
1968 0.0011 kt per person +1.6%
1969 0.001 kt per person -6.8%
1970 0.0014 kt per person +39.3%
1971 0.0016 kt per person +11.2%
1972 0.0017 kt per person +5.4%
1973 0.0016 kt per person -4.6%
1974 0.0017 kt per person +8.4%
1975 0.0017 kt per person +0.2%
1976 0.0021 kt per person +19.9%
1977 0.0018 kt per person -10.8%
1978 0.0018 kt per person -1.9%
1979 0.0021 kt per person +19.2%
1980 0.0021 kt per person -0.6%
1981 0.0023 kt per person +5.6%
1982 0.0021 kt per person -7.0%
1983 0.0025 kt per person +19.9%
1984 0.0023 kt per person -9.9%
1985 0.0024 kt per person +4.0%
1986 0.0024 kt per person +0.3%
1987 0.0023 kt per person -1.6%
1988 0.0023 kt per person +0.2%
1989 0.0026 kt per person +11.9%
1990 0.0028 kt per person +7.2%
1991 0.0033 kt per person +19.1%
1992 0.0036 kt per person +7.8%
1993 0.0041 kt per person +14.8%
1994 0.0042 kt per person +2.0%
1995 0.0052 kt per person +24.2%
1996 0.005 kt per person -3.4%
1997 0.0053 kt per person +5.0%
1998 0.0047 kt per person -10.2%
1999 0.0044 kt per person -7.8%
2000 0.0051 kt per person +15.4%
2001 0.0053 kt per person +4.4%
2002 0.0052 kt per person -1.6%
2003 0.0059 kt per person +14.1%
2004 0.0064 kt per person +8.4%
2005 0.0063 kt per person -2.2%
2006 0.0061 kt per person -2.2%
2007 0.0062 kt per person +0.9%
2008 0.0067 kt per person +7.9%
2009 0.0065 kt per person -2.0%
2010 0.0067 kt per person +2.4%
2011 0.0067 kt per person -0.2%
2012 0.0068 kt per person +2.3%
2013 0.0078 kt per person +13.3%
2014 0.0077 kt per person -0.4%
2015 0.0073 kt per person -5.5%
2016 0.0072 kt per person -1.3%
2017 0.0073 kt per person +1.3%
2018 0.0077 kt per person +5.8%
2019 0.0078 kt per person +0.7%
2020 0.0076 kt per person -1.7%
2021 0.0078 kt per person +1.5%
2022 0.0084 kt per person +8.1%
2023 0.0083 kt per person -1.6%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.0083 kt per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 kt per person, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.0083 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.003 kt per person, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0018 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0023 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person 0.0026 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0043 kt per person 0.0028 kt per person 0.0053 kt per person 10
2000s 0.006 kt per person 0.0051 kt per person 0.0067 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0073 kt per person 0.0067 kt per person 0.0078 kt per person 10
2020s 0.008 kt per person 0.0076 kt per person 0.0084 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 19 Libya 0.0096 kt per person compare
  2. 20 Turkmenistan 0.0088 kt per person compare
  3. 21 Aruba 0.0086 kt per person compare
  4. 23 China 0.0081 kt per person compare
  5. 24 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.008 kt per person compare
  6. 25 Iceland 0.008 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Malaysia?
Energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Malaysia was 0.0083 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0084 kt per person in 2022.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per person in 1962.
How does Malaysia rank for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total

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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.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.