Malaysia CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
295,954,220
tons
Year-over-Year
+4.81%
increase
Global Share
0.75%
Per Capita
8.57
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Malaysia were 295,954,220 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 4.8% over the previous year, representing an increase by 13,575,597 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 282,378,624 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Malaysia are equivalent to 8.57 tons per person, an increase by 0.29 over the figure of 8.27 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 3.6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Malaysia
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 295,954,220 | 4.81% | 8.57 | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 282,378,624 | 1.95% | 8.27 | 0.72% |
| 2022 | 276,984,527 | 7.39% | 8.22 | 0.72% |
| 2021 | 257,915,545 | 1.91% | 7.75 | 0.67% |
| 2020 | 253,079,999 | −0.82% | 7.7 | 0.70% |
| 2019 | 255,165,130 | 0.35% | 7.86 | 0.67% |
| 2018 | 254,284,791 | 6.92% | 7.94 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | 237,832,415 | −3.9% | 7.52 | 0.64% |
| 2016 | 247,484,089 | −2.13% | 7.94 | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 252,859,503 | 0.58% | 8.23 | 0.70% |
| 2014 | 251,389,728 | 6% | 8.32 | 0.69% |
| 2013 | 237,155,437 | 7.9% | 7.98 | 0.66% |
| 2012 | 219,796,936 | 0.7% | 7.53 | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 218,272,697 | 1.29% | 7.62 | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 215,501,422 | 8.89% | 7.67 | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 197,912,265 | −8.43% | 7.17 | 0.62% |
| 2008 | 216,127,966 | 5.49% | 7.97 | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 204,880,504 | 9.14% | 7.69 | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 187,727,014 | 3.65% | 7.18 | 0.60% |
| 2005 | 181,117,149 | 6.8% | 7.06 | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 169,590,813 | 8.33% | 6.74 | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 156,546,926 | 6.82% | 6.34 | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 146,550,532 | 5.88% | 6.06 | 0.55% |
| 2001 | 138,407,600 | 5.85% | 5.84 | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 130,761,199 | 9.26% | 5.64 | 0.51% |
| 1999 | 119,676,871 | 8.16% | 5.28 | 0.48% |
| 1998 | 110,652,145 | −2.29% | 5 | 0.45% |
| 1997 | 113,247,684 | 9.49% | 5.25 | 0.46% |
| 1996 | 103,429,891 | 13.74% | 4.92 | 0.43% |
| 1995 | 90,938,463 | 3.85% | 4.44 | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 87,566,606 | 10.15% | 4.38 | 0.38% |
| 1993 | 79,501,135 | 0.27% | 4.08 | 0.35% |
| 1992 | 79,286,719 | 5.29% | 4.17 | 0.35% |
| 1991 | 75,306,052 | 16.89% | 4.06 | 0.33% |
| 1990 | 64,424,191 | 13.76% | 3.57 | 0.28% |
| 1989 | 56,630,179 | 18.2% | 3.23 | 0.25% |
| 1988 | 47,911,573 | 6.95% | 2.81 | 0.22% |
| 1987 | 44,797,006 | 1.9% | 2.71 | 0.21% |
| 1986 | 43,961,643 | 2.92% | 2.74 | 0.21% |
| 1985 | 42,716,128 | −1.04% | 2.74 | 0.21% |
| 1984 | 43,163,105 | 5.21% | 2.84 | 0.22% |
| 1983 | 41,027,007 | 13.43% | 2.77 | 0.21% |
| 1982 | 36,169,190 | 8.08% | 2.5 | 0.19% |
| 1981 | 33,466,482 | 2.13% | 2.37 | 0.17% |
| 1980 | 32,768,993 | 3.75% | 2.37 | 0.17% |
| 1979 | 31,583,211 | 14.58% | 2.35 | 0.16% |
| 1978 | 27,564,914 | 28.31% | 2.1 | 0.14% |
| 1977 | 21,483,151 | −1.64% | 1.68 | 0.11% |
| 1976 | 21,842,446 | 10.07% | 1.75 | 0.12% |
| 1975 | 19,843,463 | 7.54% | 1.63 | 0.11% |
| 1974 | 18,452,362 | 19.74% | 1.55 | 0.11% |
| 1973 | 15,410,089 | 3.27% | 1.33 | 0.09% |
| 1972 | 14,921,561 | −46.47% | 1.32 | 0.09% |
| 1971 | 27,877,603 | 1.44% | 2.52 | 0.18% |
| 1970 | 27,482,793 | – | 2.54 | 0.17% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).