Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita low carbon vs gdp was 1.77 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Malaysia, 1965–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low carbon vs gdp in Malaysia is 1.77, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 163.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low carbon vs gdp in Malaysia peaked at 1.77 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0639, in 1977.
Malaysia ranks 48th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0648 | — |
| 1966 | 0.0745 | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0763 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0827 | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1019 | +23.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1181 | +15.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1003 | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1081 | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1013 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0898 | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0876 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0807 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0639 | -20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0733 | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0874 | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1085 | +24.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1165 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1086 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1224 | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2339 | +91.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2471 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2615 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3051 | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3411 | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3058 | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2258 | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2426 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2276 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2512 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3271 | +30.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3058 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2486 | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1952 | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2035 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3366 | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3798 | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3318 | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2755 | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2574 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2898 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.302 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3136 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3192 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3886 | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3969 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3573 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.436 | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5106 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5789 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6255 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6722 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8543 | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.16 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.36 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.55 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 1.62 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.74 | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 1.77 | +2.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.77 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.45, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.77 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.65, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low carbon vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +91.0% | 0.1224 | 0.2339 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 | 0.0648 | 0.1019 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0911 | 0.0639 | 0.1181 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.215 | 0.1085 | 0.3411 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2564 | 0.1952 | 0.3366 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3255 | 0.2574 | 0.3969 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7335 | 0.3573 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.25 | 1.77 | 6 |
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 low carbon vs gdp in Malaysia?
- Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Malaysia was 1.77 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low carbon vs gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low carbon vs gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 in 1977.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita low carbon vs gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low carbon vs gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.9%. 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 low carbon vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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