Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Malaysia
Malaysia: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Malaysia, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2022, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Malaysia stood at 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Malaysia peaked at 0.541 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.541 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.525 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.511 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.391 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.397 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.41 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.428 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.433 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.396 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.376 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.362 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.334 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.338 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.318 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.32 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.358 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.339 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.334 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.354 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.34 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.329 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.322 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.297 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.288 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.29 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.253 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.473 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.391 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.541 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3715 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.318 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.433 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3261 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.288 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.358 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2567 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.29 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 0.23 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 32 Japan 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 35 Bulgaria 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 36 Egypt 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 36 Peru 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 127.6 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Malaysia?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Malaysia was 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.541 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions