Waste — Emissions Share in Malaysia
Malaysia: Waste — Emissions Share was 45.69 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Malaysia is 45.69 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Malaysia peaked at 45.69 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.79 %, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.79 % | — |
| 1991 | 16.51 % | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 17.27 % | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 18.51 % | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 19.25 % | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 21.38 % | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 21.07 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 19.5 % | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 16.39 % | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 25.62 % | +56.3% |
| 2000 | 25.99 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 29.1 % | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 28.5 % | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 26.93 % | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 25.39 % | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 25.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.55 % | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 27.97 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.94 % | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 25.75 % | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 30.94 % | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 33.16 % | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 35.52 % | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 35.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.4 % | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 35.83 % | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 35.31 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 38.97 % | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 37.99 % | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 38.22 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 43 % | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 44.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 45.24 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 45.69 % | +1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 45.69 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 45.69 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +56.3% | 16.39 % | 25.62 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.13 % | 15.79 % | 25.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.25 % | 25.34 % | 29.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.27 % | 30.94 % | 38.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.51 % | 43 % | 45.69 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Malaysia?
- Waste — emissions share in Malaysia was 45.69 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.69 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.79 % in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.