Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil in Malaysia stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1890.
That places Malaysia 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Malaysia was 0.6% 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 from oil recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1890.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.