CO2 emissions per person in Malaysia
Carbon dioxide emissions in Malaysia were 8.32 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Malaysia, 2024
8.32
Change from 2023
+3.5%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
26th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Malaysia over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.32 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 8.04 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 7.98 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 7.52 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 7.47 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 7.63 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 7.73 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 7.35 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 7.79 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 8.10 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 8.19 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 7.86 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 7.41 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 7.48 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 7.52 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 7.04 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 7.84 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 7.59 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 7.11 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 7.01 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 6.71 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 6.34 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 6.08 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 5.88 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 5.69 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.5% from 8.04 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.19 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +1.6%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
9.3 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.25e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
5.18e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
332.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
26.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
7.45 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank