Total greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia

Malaysia emitted 332.2 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Malaysia, 2024 332.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +4.3% 2023: 318.4 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 28th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period MalaysiaWorld
2024 332.2 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 318.4 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 312.7 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 293.3 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 288.9 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 292.1 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 291.0 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 274.6 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 286.5 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 290.1 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 287.4 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 272.7 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 254.6 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 252.9 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 250.8 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 235.8 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 252.9 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 240.6 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 223.0 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 215.2 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 203.2 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 188.3 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 175.2 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 166.0 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 157.9 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.3% from 318.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 287.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +15.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Malaysia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database