Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 65.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Malaysia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 65.3% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Malaysia peaked at 78.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2008.
That places Malaysia 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.9% | — |
| 1991 | 42.6% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +122.7% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -4.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 65.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 65.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +122.7% | 35.3% | 78.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 33.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 30.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 35.3% | 78.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Malaysia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Malaysia was 65.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Malaysia ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.