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.
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
- 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)
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.