Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 13.15 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Malaysia stood at 13.15 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 193.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Malaysia peaked at 28.95 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.7 %, in 2012.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.71 % | — |
| 1991 | 26.04 % | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 25.12 % | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 23.62 % | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 23.08 % | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 21.02 % | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 20.03 % | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 19.73 % | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 28.95 % | +46.7% |
| 1999 | 19.95 % | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 18.32 % | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 12.91 % | -29.5% |
| 2002 | 15.11 % | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 13.44 % | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 14.92 % | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 15.53 % | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 12.01 % | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 13.21 % | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9 % | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 15.08 % | +38.3% |
| 2010 | 12.59 % | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 7.74 % | -38.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7 % | -52.2% |
| 2013 | 4.48 % | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 12.96 % | +189.3% |
| 2015 | 4.61 % | -64.4% |
| 2016 | 18.87 % | +309.3% |
| 2017 | 16.41 % | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 17 % | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 17.2 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.74 % | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 14.33 % | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 13.11 % | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 13.15 % | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 13.15 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.01 %, 1315.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 13.15 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.26 %, 50.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 | +309.3% | 4.61 % | 18.87 % |
| 2014 | +189.3% | 4.48 % | 12.96 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.52 % | 19.73 % | 28.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.14 % | 10.9 % | 18.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.56 % | 3.7 % | 18.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.08 % | 13.11 % | 15.74 % | 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 (co2eq) in Malaysia?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Malaysia was 13.15 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.95 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.