Per capita methane emissions in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
126th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.6581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Malaysia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Malaysia stood at 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Malaysia peaked at 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Malaysia ranks 126th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 123 Croatia 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 124 Zimbabwe 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Morocco 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 128 Mozambique 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 129 Albania 0.7787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 35.98 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 27.84 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Malaysia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Malaysia was 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.