Per capita ghg emissions in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita ghg emissions was 10.93 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.93
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
32nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
37.86
in 1887
All-time low
3.76
in 1935
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Malaysia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 10.93 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Malaysia peaked at 37.86 in 1887 and was at its lowest, 3.76, in 1935.
That places Malaysia 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 20.28 | — |
| 1851 | 21.18 | +4.4% |
| 1852 | 33.91 | +60.1% |
| 1853 | 21.06 | -37.9% |
| 1854 | 23.12 | +9.8% |
| 1855 | 21.23 | -8.2% |
| 1856 | 21.86 | +3.0% |
| 1857 | 27.84 | +27.4% |
| 1858 | 21.09 | -24.3% |
| 1859 | 21.19 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 19.95 | -5.8% |
| 1861 | 33.49 | +67.8% |
| 1862 | 19.48 | -41.8% |
| 1863 | 21.51 | +10.4% |
| 1864 | 29.03 | +35.0% |
| 1865 | 24.17 | -16.7% |
| 1866 | 28.95 | +19.8% |
| 1867 | 9.55 | -67.0% |
| 1868 | 15.16 | +58.8% |
| 1869 | 29.35 | +93.6% |
| 1870 | 29.78 | +1.5% |
| 1871 | 14.9 | -49.9% |
| 1872 | 25.67 | +72.2% |
| 1873 | 17.32 | -32.5% |
| 1874 | 19.36 | +11.8% |
| 1875 | 15.54 | -19.7% |
| 1876 | 16.65 | +7.1% |
| 1877 | 20.62 | +23.9% |
| 1878 | 14.18 | -31.2% |
| 1879 | 11.68 | -17.7% |
| 1880 | 30.81 | +163.8% |
| 1881 | 32.91 | +6.8% |
| 1882 | 32.19 | -2.2% |
| 1883 | 37.7 | +17.1% |
| 1884 | 29.12 | -22.8% |
| 1885 | 30.52 | +4.8% |
| 1886 | 28.18 | -7.7% |
| 1887 | 37.86 | +34.4% |
| 1888 | 20.49 | -45.9% |
| 1889 | 28.81 | +40.6% |
| 1890 | 23.8 | -17.4% |
| 1891 | 23.93 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 5.17 | -78.4% |
| 1893 | 16.93 | +227.6% |
| 1894 | 15.17 | -10.4% |
| 1895 | 11.23 | -26.0% |
| 1896 | 12.55 | +11.7% |
| 1897 | 15.45 | +23.1% |
| 1898 | 5.04 | -67.4% |
| 1899 | 10.65 | +111.5% |
| 1900 | 10.82 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 24.05 | +122.3% |
| 1902 | 16.5 | -31.4% |
| 1903 | 16.39 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 22.16 | +35.2% |
| 1905 | 15.78 | -28.8% |
| 1906 | 22.45 | +42.2% |
| 1907 | 9.75 | -56.6% |
| 1908 | 8.21 | -15.8% |
| 1909 | 12.94 | +57.7% |
| 1910 | 23.41 | +80.9% |
| 1911 | 31.52 | +34.6% |
| 1912 | 22.97 | -27.1% |
| 1913 | 31.81 | +38.5% |
| 1914 | 25.31 | -20.4% |
| 1915 | 23.84 | -5.8% |
| 1916 | 20.07 | -15.8% |
| 1917 | 29.27 | +45.8% |
| 1918 | 17.78 | -39.2% |
| 1919 | 27.41 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | 20.2 | -26.3% |
| 1921 | 15.36 | -23.9% |
| 1922 | 10.63 | -30.8% |
| 1923 | 18.51 | +74.1% |
| 1924 | 11.84 | -36.0% |
| 1925 | 10.29 | -13.1% |
| 1926 | 5.83 | -43.3% |
| 1927 | 7.73 | +32.6% |
| 1928 | 8.57 | +10.9% |
| 1929 | 7.85 | -8.4% |
| 1930 | 8.92 | +13.5% |
| 1931 | 12.95 | +45.2% |
| 1932 | 14.91 | +15.2% |
| 1933 | 12.45 | -16.5% |
| 1934 | 14.16 | +13.7% |
| 1935 | 3.76 | -73.4% |
| 1936 | 15.21 | +304.7% |
| 1937 | 13.63 | -10.4% |
| 1938 | 13.12 | -3.7% |
| 1939 | 12.21 | -6.9% |
| 1940 | 12.92 | +5.8% |
| 1941 | 16.59 | +28.4% |
| 1942 | 17.04 | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 15.43 | -9.5% |
| 1944 | 14.82 | -4.0% |
| 1945 | 15.65 | +5.6% |
| 1946 | 15.16 | -3.2% |
| 1947 | 13.63 | -10.1% |
| 1948 | 13.52 | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 15.03 | +11.2% |
| 1950 | 10.15 | -32.5% |
| 1951 | 8.25 | -18.7% |
| 1952 | 8.05 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 7.01 | -12.9% |
| 1954 | 7.01 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 7.23 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 6.59 | -8.9% |
| 1957 | 5.38 | -18.3% |
| 1958 | 5.19 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 4.33 | -16.6% |
| 1960 | 4.55 | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 7.99 | +75.7% |
| 1962 | 11.09 | +38.7% |
| 1963 | 9.5 | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 14.32 | +50.7% |
| 1965 | 8.58 | -40.1% |
| 1966 | 9.86 | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 12.93 | +31.0% |
| 1968 | 10.84 | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 13.5 | +24.5% |
| 1970 | 13.81 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 15.91 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 13.43 | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 12.74 | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 13.64 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 12.89 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 15.41 | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 16.4 | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 15.49 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 14.58 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 15.45 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 12.79 | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 13.24 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 11.24 | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 14.02 | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 19.37 | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 22.29 | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 22.81 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 23.34 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 17.03 | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 13.85 | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 12.66 | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 13.6 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 14.64 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 14.56 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 13.58 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 12.71 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 12.1 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 12.01 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.91 | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 10.23 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.28 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 11.52 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 11.23 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.72 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 11.47 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 11.61 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.07 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 13.07 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 13.98 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 13.47 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.16 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 15.13 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.97 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 16.49 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.08 | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 12.56 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 12.03 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 11.85 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.73 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.89 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 11.26 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 11.06 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 10.71 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 10.93 | +2.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 10.93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 10.93 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | +304.7% | 3.76 | 15.21 |
| 1893 | +227.6% | 5.17 | 16.93 |
| 1880 | +163.8% | 11.68 | 30.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.28 | 20.28 | 33.91 | 10 |
| 1860s | 23.06 | 9.55 | 33.49 | 10 |
| 1870s | 18.57 | 11.68 | 29.78 | 10 |
| 1880s | 30.86 | 20.49 | 37.86 | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.99 | 5.04 | 23.93 | 10 |
| 1900s | 15.9 | 8.21 | 24.05 | 10 |
| 1910s | 25.34 | 17.78 | 31.81 | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.68 | 5.83 | 20.2 | 10 |
| 1930s | 12.13 | 3.76 | 15.21 | 10 |
| 1940s | 14.98 | 12.92 | 17.04 | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.92 | 4.33 | 10.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.32 | 4.55 | 14.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.43 | 12.74 | 16.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.16 | 11.24 | 23.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.96 | 9.91 | 14.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.82 | 10.23 | 13.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.95 | 11.73 | 16.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 | 10.71 | 11.26 | 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 ghg emissions in Malaysia?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Malaysia was 10.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.86 in 1887.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 in 1935.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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