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
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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.7% | — |
| 1891 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -80.1% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | +257.5% |
| 1894 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
| 1895 | 0.3% | -27.6% |
| 1896 | 0.4% | +15.9% |
| 1897 | 0.5% | +26.5% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -72.7% |
| 1899 | 0.3% | +150.5% |
| 1900 | 0.4% | +14.3% |
| 1901 | 0.8% | +129.9% |
| 1902 | 0.6% | -28.5% |
| 1903 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.8% | +33.7% |
| 1905 | 0.6% | -28.0% |
| 1906 | 0.8% | +42.9% |
| 1907 | 0.4% | -55.4% |
| 1908 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 1909 | 0.5% | +49.7% |
| 1910 | 0.9% | +95.5% |
| 1912 | 1.0% | +9.8% |
| 1913 | 1.3% | +30.3% |
| 1914 | 1.1% | -12.1% |
| 1915 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1916 | 1.0% | -13.7% |
| 1917 | 1.3% | +36.3% |
| 1918 | 0.9% | -31.5% |
| 1919 | 1.4% | +53.7% |
| 1920 | 0.9% | -37.8% |
| 1921 | 0.6% | -27.1% |
| 1922 | 0.4% | -36.9% |
| 1923 | 0.7% | +69.1% |
| 1924 | 0.4% | -39.6% |
| 1925 | 0.3% | -16.8% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | -52.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | +47.6% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4% | +49.0% |
| 1931 | 0.6% | +61.3% |
| 1932 | 0.7% | +23.4% |
| 1933 | 0.6% | -14.5% |
| 1934 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | -70.3% |
| 1936 | 0.7% | +254.7% |
| 1937 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 1938 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 1940 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 1941 | 0.8% | +26.2% |
| 1942 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 1943 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 1944 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +15.7% |
| 1946 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 1947 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1948 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.9% | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 0.5% | -45.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | -30.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -14.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -27.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -35.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | +180.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +65.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +68.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -47.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +22.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | +39.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | -20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +24.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +32.5% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +44.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +19.3% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 14.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 7.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | +257.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1936 | +254.7% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 1961 | +180.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1899 | +150.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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.