Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1988
All-time low
0.1%
in 1959
Years of data
134
1890–2024

Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia, 1890–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia peaked at 1.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1959.

That places Malaysia 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 134 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1890s 0.4% 0.1% 0.7% 10
1900s 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 10
1910s 1.1% 0.9% 1.4% 9
1920s 0.4% 0.2% 0.9% 10
1930s 0.6% 0.2% 0.7% 10
1940s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
1950s 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 10
1960s 0.5% 0.1% 0.8% 10
1970s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 10
1980s 1.1% 0.6% 1.5% 10
1990s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 10
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 17 Australia 1.0% compare
  2. 18 Mexico 1.0% compare
  3. 19 Thailand 0.9% compare
  4. 21 Argentina 0.7% compare
  5. 22 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
  6. 23 Italy 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia?
Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1988.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1959.
How does Malaysia rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Malaysia ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.