Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.4331 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4331 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
10th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.4331 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1890
Years of data
134
1890–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 from cement in Malaysia stood at 0.4331 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 134 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Malaysia peaked at 0.4331 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1890.
That places Malaysia 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1891 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1892 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1952 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1953 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | — |
| 1954 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +187.0% |
| 1955 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +69.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 1961 | 0.02 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | +56.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0432 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.05 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0544 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0588 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0759 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0.076 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0933 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1111 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1195 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1201 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1257 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1101 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1223 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1107 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1226 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.152 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1819 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1845 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1739 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1772 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2021 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2108 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2297 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2436 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2431 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2442 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2868 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2689 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2965 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3133 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3078 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2948 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.308 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2916 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3053 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.282 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2463 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2663 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2734 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2914 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3084 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2777 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2871 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2712 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2754 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2727 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3332 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3298 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3242 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.374 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4331 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.4331 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.097 tonnes per person, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.4331 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0284 tonnes per person, 15.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +187.0% | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person |
| 1959 | +69.0% | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.0482 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0.05 tonnes per person | 0.0933 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1188 tonnes per person | 0.0945 tonnes per person | 0.152 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2091 tonnes per person | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.2442 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2955 tonnes per person | 0.2689 tonnes per person | 0.3133 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.277 tonnes per person | 0.2463 tonnes per person | 0.3084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3588 tonnes per person | 0.3242 tonnes per person | 0.4331 tonnes per person | 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 emissions from cement in Malaysia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Malaysia was 0.4331 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 from cement recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4331 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1890.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Malaysia ranks 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.