Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
20th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1890
Years of data
134
1890–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia, 1890–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.8% for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 134 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1890.
That places Malaysia 20th out of 215 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.0% | — |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +138.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +157.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -76.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +318.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +117.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -29.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +32.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -53.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -21.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -36.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +110.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +76.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +32.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -92.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +213.9% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +159.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +42.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +148.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +32.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +45.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +35.2% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +17.5% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -17.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -26.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -15.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +38.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -69.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +96.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -17.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | -33.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +64.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +162.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +32.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -55.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +47.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 14.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 17.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | +318.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1913 | +213.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1950 | +162.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1892 | +157.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1914 | +159.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1916 | +148.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Malaysia was 0.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1890.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Malaysia ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.