Malaysia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
332,166,828
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4.33%
increase
Global Share
0.62%
Per Capita
9.62
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Malaysia were 332,166,828 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4.3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 13,794,285 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 318,372,543 tons.
- Per capita: 9.62 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Malaysia accounts for 0.62% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 332,166,828 | 295,954,220 | 26,258,817 | 7,447,214 | 2,506,577 | 9.62 | 4.33% | 0.62% |
| 2023 | 318,372,543 | 282,378,624 | 26,142,195 | 7,471,217 | 2,380,508 | 9.33 | 1.8% | 0.61% |
| 2022 | 312,747,200 | 276,984,527 | 25,962,888 | 7,542,760 | 2,257,025 | 9.28 | 6.63% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | 293,311,611 | 257,915,545 | 25,525,776 | 7,741,919 | 2,128,371 | 8.81 | 1.54% | 0.57% |
| 2020 | 288,858,384 | 253,079,999 | 25,744,676 | 8,016,777 | 2,016,932 | 8.79 | −1.12% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 292,133,430 | 255,165,130 | 26,608,831 | 8,472,893 | 1,886,575 | 9 | 0.38% | 0.57% |
| 2018 | 291,021,570 | 254,284,791 | 26,671,371 | 8,322,998 | 1,742,410 | 9.08 | 5.96% | 0.58% |
| 2017 | 274,647,296 | 237,832,415 | 26,599,049 | 8,533,218 | 1,682,614 | 8.68 | −4.14% | 0.56% |
| 2016 | 286,502,389 | 247,484,089 | 26,478,678 | 8,488,081 | 4,051,542 | 9.19 | −1.26% | 0.59% |
| 2015 | 290,148,077 | 252,859,503 | 25,659,906 | 8,260,353 | 3,368,315 | 9.44 | 0.95% | 0.60% |
| 2014 | 287,411,563 | 251,389,728 | 24,842,084 | 8,494,663 | 2,685,088 | 9.51 | 5.38% | 0.59% |
| 2013 | 272,748,503 | 237,155,437 | 24,534,522 | 8,705,314 | 2,353,232 | 9.18 | 7.13% | 0.57% |
| 2012 | 254,605,071 | 219,796,936 | 24,762,307 | 7,817,284 | 2,228,544 | 8.73 | 0.66% | 0.54% |
| 2011 | 252,934,660 | 218,272,697 | 24,436,155 | 8,103,585 | 2,122,222 | 8.83 | 0.86% | 0.54% |
| 2010 | 250,790,280 | 215,501,422 | 25,246,412 | 7,981,930 | 2,060,517 | 8.92 | 6.34% | 0.55% |
| 2009 | 235,842,630 | 197,912,265 | 28,025,319 | 7,977,402 | 1,927,643 | 8.54 | −6.74% | 0.55% |
| 2008 | 252,885,259 | 216,127,966 | 27,557,202 | 7,399,092 | 1,800,999 | 9.33 | 5.1% | 0.58% |
| 2007 | 240,602,574 | 204,880,504 | 26,717,324 | 7,366,683 | 1,638,064 | 9.04 | 7.88% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 223,027,474 | 187,727,014 | 26,786,197 | 7,018,555 | 1,495,708 | 8.53 | 3.63% | 0.53% |
| 2005 | 215,212,625 | 181,117,149 | 25,890,181 | 6,781,596 | 1,423,699 | 8.39 | 5.93% | 0.53% |
| 2004 | 203,159,713 | 169,590,813 | 25,241,603 | 7,069,813 | 1,257,484 | 8.07 | 7.87% | 0.51% |
| 2003 | 188,341,606 | 156,546,926 | 24,766,153 | 5,973,454 | 1,055,073 | 7.63 | 7.51% | 0.49% |
| 2002 | 175,184,873 | 146,550,532 | 21,837,462 | 5,665,796 | 1,131,083 | 7.24 | 5.53% | 0.48% |
| 2001 | 166,003,834 | 138,407,600 | 21,285,827 | 5,361,780 | 948,627 | 7 | 5.16% | 0.46% |
| 2000 | 157,856,451 | 130,761,199 | 20,870,073 | 5,563,670 | 661,508 | 6.81 | 8.59% | 0.44% |
| 1999 | 145,369,272 | 119,676,871 | 20,049,725 | 5,465,706 | 176,970 | 6.42 | 6.85% | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 136,053,425 | 110,652,145 | 19,819,939 | 5,451,068 | 130,273 | 6.15 | −3.69% | 0.39% |
| 1997 | 141,267,832 | 113,247,684 | 22,998,776 | 5,020,568 | 804 | 6.55 | 10.13% | 0.41% |
| 1996 | 128,277,046 | 103,429,891 | 20,521,335 | 4,325,305 | 515 | 6.1 | 12.92% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 113,602,904 | 90,938,463 | 18,303,680 | 4,360,524 | 237 | 5.54 | 2.16% | 0.34% |
| 1994 | 111,205,953 | 87,566,606 | 19,308,939 | 4,330,171 | 237 | 5.56 | 8.52% | 0.34% |
| 1993 | 102,477,604 | 79,501,135 | 18,587,122 | 4,389,110 | 237 | 5.26 | 0.86% | 0.32% |
| 1992 | 101,607,994 | 79,286,719 | 18,110,764 | 4,210,274 | 237 | 5.34 | 4.85% | 0.31% |
| 1991 | 96,911,333 | 75,306,052 | 17,708,214 | 3,896,830 | 237 | 5.23 | 13.02% | 0.30% |
| 1990 | 85,745,385 | 64,424,191 | 17,380,416 | 3,940,541 | 237 | 4.75 | 11.15% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 77,146,786 | 56,630,179 | 16,640,763 | 3,875,797 | 47 | 4.4 | 14.6% | 0.24% |
| 1988 | 67,320,533 | 47,911,573 | 15,783,735 | 3,625,179 | 47 | 3.95 | 6.35% | 0.21% |
| 1987 | 63,303,844 | 44,797,006 | 15,076,538 | 3,430,253 | 47 | 3.83 | 1.81% | 0.21% |
| 1986 | 62,180,299 | 43,961,643 | 14,887,502 | 3,331,108 | 47 | 3.88 | 3.53% | 0.21% |
| 1985 | 60,058,986 | 42,716,128 | 13,985,706 | 3,357,105 | 47 | 3.85 | −0.27% | 0.21% |
| 1984 | 60,219,064 | 43,163,105 | 13,575,440 | 3,480,471 | 47 | 3.96 | 6.24% | 0.21% |
| 1983 | 56,680,852 | 41,027,007 | 12,482,130 | 3,171,668 | 47 | 3.82 | 11.92% | 0.20% |
| 1982 | 50,643,762 | 36,169,190 | 11,569,541 | 2,904,984 | 47 | 3.5 | 7.06% | 0.18% |
| 1981 | 47,304,511 | 33,466,482 | 11,043,920 | 2,794,063 | 47 | 3.35 | 1.08% | 0.17% |
| 1980 | 46,798,271 | 32,768,993 | 11,185,332 | 2,843,899 | 47 | 3.39 | 2.77% | 0.16% |
| 1979 | 45,536,945 | 31,583,211 | 11,190,511 | 2,763,176 | 47 | 3.38 | 14.57% | 0.16% |
| 1978 | 39,746,819 | 27,564,914 | 9,626,396 | 2,555,461 | 47 | 3.03 | 19.21% | 0.14% |
| 1977 | 33,341,631 | 21,483,151 | 9,439,007 | 2,419,426 | 47 | 2.61 | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| 1976 | 33,334,759 | 21,842,446 | 9,149,523 | 2,342,744 | 47 | 2.67 | 10.09% | 0.13% |
| 1975 | 30,279,755 | 19,843,463 | 8,152,371 | 2,283,874 | 47 | 2.49 | 6.82% | 0.12% |
| 1974 | 28,347,290 | 18,452,362 | 7,700,496 | 2,194,385 | 47 | 2.39 | 11.31% | 0.11% |
| 1973 | 25,468,107 | 15,410,089 | 7,679,409 | 2,378,561 | 47 | 2.2 | 2.27% | 0.10% |
| 1972 | 24,902,221 | 14,921,561 | 7,627,163 | 2,353,450 | 47 | 2.2 | −33.73% | 0.10% |
| 1971 | 37,574,460 | 27,877,603 | 7,196,789 | 2,500,021 | 47 | 3.4 | 1.72% | 0.16% |
| 1970 | 36,937,939 | 27,482,793 | 6,961,941 | 2,493,159 | 47 | 3.42 | – | 0.16% |
See also
- Malaysia CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Malaysia
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).