Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malaysia

Malaysia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 15,751 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
15,751 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 208 countries
All-time high
15,751 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2,599 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malaysia, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 2.6k kt1991: 2.9k kt1992: 3.0k kt1993: 3.2k kt1994: 3.8k kt1995: 3.9k kt1996: 4.5k kt1997: 3.5k kt1998: 4.3k kt1999: 4.5k kt2000: 4.6k kt2001: 5.2k kt2002: 6.1k kt2003: 5.9k kt2004: 6.5k kt2005: 7.5k kt2006: 7.8k kt2007: 8.3k kt2008: 9.5k kt2009: 8.9k kt2010: 11.0k kt2011: 10.3k kt2012: 10.8k kt2013: 11.6k kt2014: 11.3k kt2015: 12.1k kt2016: 12.5k kt2017: 13.3k kt2018: 13.0k kt2019: 13.2k kt2020: 14.5k kt2021: 15.6k kt2022: 15.8k kt2023: 15.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Malaysia stood at 15,751 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Malaysia peaked at 15,751 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,599 kt, in 1990.

That places Malaysia 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Malaysia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,599 kt —
1991 2,867 kt +10.3%
1992 2,997 kt +4.5%
1993 3,189 kt +6.4%
1994 3,755 kt +17.7%
1995 3,942 kt +5.0%
1996 4,465 kt +13.3%
1997 3,451 kt -22.7%
1998 4,332 kt +25.5%
1999 4,512 kt +4.1%
2000 4,598 kt +1.9%
2001 5,197 kt +13.0%
2002 6,064 kt +16.7%
2003 5,858 kt -3.4%
2004 6,510 kt +11.1%
2005 7,488 kt +15.0%
2006 7,757 kt +3.6%
2007 8,316 kt +7.2%
2008 9,507 kt +14.3%
2009 8,876 kt -6.6%
2010 11,026 kt +24.2%
2011 10,292 kt -6.7%
2012 10,761 kt +4.6%
2013 11,592 kt +7.7%
2014 11,345 kt -2.1%
2015 12,131 kt +6.9%
2016 12,486 kt +2.9%
2017 13,269 kt +6.3%
2018 13,024 kt -1.8%
2019 13,195 kt +1.3%
2020 14,543 kt +10.2%
2021 15,559 kt +7.0%
2022 15,751 kt +1.2%
2023 15,751 kt +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 15,751 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 772.76 kt, 20.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 15,751 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.8 kt, 359.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,611 kt 2,599 kt 4,512 kt 10
2000s 7,017 kt 4,598 kt 9,507 kt 10
2010s 11,912 kt 10,292 kt 13,269 kt 10
2020s 15,401 kt 14,543 kt 15,751 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 8 Germany 25,661 kt compare
  2. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,356 kt compare
  3. 9 Brazil 20,822 kt compare
  4. 10 Japan 17,705 kt compare
  5. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,297 kt compare
  6. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 722.2 kt compare
  7. 12 Egypt 15,408 kt compare
  8. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 466.75 kt compare
  9. 13 Mexico 15,008 kt compare
  10. 13 Republic of Moldova 396.87 kt compare
  11. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
  12. 14 United Republic of Tanzania 268.35 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More climate change data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Malaysia?
Food household consumption — emissions in Malaysia was 15,751 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 15,751 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,599 kt in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Malaysia ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malaysia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-household-consumption-emissions-co2/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-household-consumption-emissions-co2/malaysia/">Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malaysia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.