Per capita co2 by source in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita co2 by source was 2.74 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.74
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.78
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1912
Years of data
134
1890–2024
Per capita co2 by source in Malaysia, 1890–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 by source in Malaysia stood at 2.74.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in Malaysia peaked at 2.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1912.
Malaysia ranks 16th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 by source in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.0048 | — |
| 1891 | 0.0117 | +141.9% |
| 1892 | 0.0295 | +151.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0066 | -77.7% |
| 1894 | 0.0276 | +319.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0616 | +123.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0675 | +9.7% |
| 1897 | 0.048 | -28.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0651 | +35.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0595 | -8.6% |
| 1900 | 0.028 | -52.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0221 | -21.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0232 | +4.9% |
| 1903 | 0.0226 | -2.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0142 | -37.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0169 | +19.2% |
| 1906 | 0.015 | -11.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0352 | +134.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0357 | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0642 | +79.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0874 | +36.1% |
| 1912 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0.0013 | — |
| 1915 | 0.0111 | +783.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0898 | +706.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1341 | +49.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1423 | +6.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1577 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | 0.2014 | +27.7% |
| 1921 | 0.2371 | +17.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2187 | -7.8% |
| 1923 | 0.2412 | +10.3% |
| 1924 | 0.2771 | +14.8% |
| 1925 | 0.2965 | +7.0% |
| 1926 | 0.3251 | +9.6% |
| 1927 | 0.3133 | -3.6% |
| 1928 | 0.3854 | +23.0% |
| 1929 | 0.448 | +16.2% |
| 1930 | 0.3749 | -16.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2609 | -30.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1761 | -32.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1361 | -22.7% |
| 1934 | 0.1962 | +44.2% |
| 1935 | 0.2246 | +14.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2939 | +30.8% |
| 1937 | 0.3594 | +22.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2682 | -25.4% |
| 1939 | 0.2419 | -9.8% |
| 1940 | 0.4212 | +74.1% |
| 1941 | 0.3638 | -13.6% |
| 1942 | 0.1272 | -65.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2501 | +96.6% |
| 1944 | 0.2056 | -17.8% |
| 1945 | 0.1122 | -45.4% |
| 1946 | 0.109 | -2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1079 | -1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1762 | +63.4% |
| 1949 | 0.178 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0637 | -64.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0645 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0558 | -13.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0417 | -25.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0308 | -26.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0287 | -6.9% |
| 1956 | 0.026 | -9.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0065 | -75.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0015 | -77.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0066 | +355.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0115 | +74.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0121 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0105 | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0106 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0087 | -18.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0065 | -25.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.005 | -25.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0148 | +141.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 | -79.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 | +279.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0144 | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 | -57.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 | +33.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0074 | -23.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0107 | +44.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 | +47.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0287 | +81.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0695 | +170.5% |
| 1984 | 0.074 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0944 | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0674 | -28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0799 | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0692 | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2774 | +301.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3035 | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.331 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3358 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2787 | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3144 | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3114 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3711 | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2983 | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2868 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2321 | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3428 | +47.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4221 | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5205 | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.738 | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 1.26 | +70.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 1.66 | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 1.93 | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.02 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.92 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.89 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.14 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 2.25 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.44 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 2.57 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.78 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.55 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.57 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.64 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.74 | +4.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968, 13.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.53, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | +783.0% | 0.0013 | 0.0111 |
| 1916 | +706.7% | 0.0111 | 0.0898 |
| 1959 | +355.0% | 0.0015 | 0.0066 |
| 1894 | +319.3% | 0.0066 | 0.0276 |
| 1989 | +301.2% | 0.0692 | 0.2774 |
| 1973 | +279.6% | 0.0031 | 0.0117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0382 | 0.0048 | 0.0675 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0277 | 0.0142 | 0.0642 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0693 | 0 | 0.1577 | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.2944 | 0.2014 | 0.448 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2532 | 0.1361 | 0.3749 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2051 | 0.1079 | 0.4212 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0326 | 0.0015 | 0.0645 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0082 | 0.0049 | 0.0121 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0092 | 0.0031 | 0.0148 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0802 | 0.0158 | 0.2774 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3063 | 0.2321 | 0.3711 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9443 | 0.3428 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 | 1.89 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 | 2.55 | 2.78 | 5 |
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 per capita co2 by source in Malaysia?
- Per capita co2 by source in Malaysia was 2.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1912.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita co2 by source?
- Malaysia ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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