Land-use change — Emissions Share in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 14.39 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 14.39 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 233.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Malaysia peaked at 30.45 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.85 %, in 2012.
That places Malaysia 66th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.45 % | — |
| 1991 | 28.41 % | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 27.37 % | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 25.62 % | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 25.05 % | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 22.43 % | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 21.8 % | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 21.43 % | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.31 % | +32.1% |
| 1999 | 21.94 % | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 20.05 % | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 14.56 % | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 16.33 % | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 14.64 % | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 15.64 % | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 16.17 % | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.23 % | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 14.14 % | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 11.99 % | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 15.43 % | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 13.22 % | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 8.23 % | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 3.85 % | -53.2% |
| 2013 | 4.31 % | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 12.49 % | +189.8% |
| 2015 | 4.54 % | -63.7% |
| 2016 | 20.64 % | +354.6% |
| 2017 | 18.41 % | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 18.49 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.52 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.29 % | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 15.66 % | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 14.35 % | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 14.39 % | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 14.39 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.26 %, 55.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +354.6% | 4.54 % | 20.64 % |
| 2014 | +189.8% | 4.31 % | 12.49 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.28 % | 21.43 % | 30.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.22 % | 11.99 % | 20.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.27 % | 3.85 % | 20.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.42 % | 14.35 % | 17.29 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share in Malaysia?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Malaysia was 14.39 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.45 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 % in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Malaysia ranks 66th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.