Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 2.74 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.74 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.78 tonnes per person
in 2020
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1912
Years of data
134
1890–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Malaysia, 1890–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Malaysia stood at 2.74 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Malaysia peaked at 2.78 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, 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 emissions by source in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | — |
| 1891 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +141.9% |
| 1892 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +151.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -77.7% |
| 1894 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | +319.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0616 tonnes per person | +123.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1897 | 0.048 tonnes per person | -28.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0651 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1900 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -52.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1903 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -37.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1906 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | +134.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | +79.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0874 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 1912 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1913 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1914 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | — |
| 1915 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +783.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0898 tonnes per person | +706.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1341 tonnes per person | +49.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1577 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1920 | 0.2014 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1921 | 0.2371 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2187 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1923 | 0.2412 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1924 | 0.2771 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1925 | 0.2965 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1926 | 0.3251 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1927 | 0.3133 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1928 | 0.3854 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1929 | 0.448 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1930 | 0.3749 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2609 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1761 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1361 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1934 | 0.1962 tonnes per person | +44.2% |
| 1935 | 0.2246 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2939 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 1937 | 0.3594 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2682 tonnes per person | -25.4% |
| 1939 | 0.2419 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1940 | 0.4212 tonnes per person | +74.1% |
| 1941 | 0.3638 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1942 | 0.1272 tonnes per person | -65.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2501 tonnes per person | +96.6% |
| 1944 | 0.2056 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1945 | 0.1122 tonnes per person | -45.4% |
| 1946 | 0.109 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1079 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1762 tonnes per person | +63.4% |
| 1949 | 0.178 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | -64.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0417 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1956 | 0.026 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -75.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -77.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +355.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +74.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +141.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -79.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +279.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -57.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +44.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +47.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +81.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0695 tonnes per person | +170.5% |
| 1984 | 0.074 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0944 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0674 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0799 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2774 tonnes per person | +301.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3035 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.331 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3358 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2787 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3144 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3114 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3711 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2983 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2868 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2321 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3428 tonnes per person | +47.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4221 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5205 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.738 tonnes per person | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +70.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 1.93 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 2.57 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.78 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.55 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.57 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.64 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.74 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 13.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.74 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.53 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions 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 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person |
| 1916 | +706.7% | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0898 tonnes per person |
| 1959 | +355.0% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person |
| 1894 | +319.3% | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person |
| 1989 | +301.2% | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.2774 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | +279.6% | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0382 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 0.0642 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1577 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.2944 tonnes per person | 0.2014 tonnes per person | 0.448 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2532 tonnes per person | 0.1361 tonnes per person | 0.3749 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2051 tonnes per person | 0.1079 tonnes per person | 0.4212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0645 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 0.2774 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3063 tonnes per person | 0.2321 tonnes per person | 0.3711 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9443 tonnes per person | 0.3428 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Malaysia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Malaysia was 2.74 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1912.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Malaysia ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.