Malaysia vs Vietnam: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Malaysia
60.28 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Vietnam
51.42 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Malaysia rank
24th
Vietnam rank
25th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 60.28 Mt CO2e against 51.42 Mt CO2e in Vietnam, a difference of 8.86 Mt CO2e.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 24th and Vietnam ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 4.87 Mt CO2e 1.84 Mt CO2e 3.03 Mt CO2e Malaysia
1980s 9.09 Mt CO2e 2.64 Mt CO2e 6.44 Mt CO2e Malaysia
1990s 21 Mt CO2e 7.01 Mt CO2e 13.99 Mt CO2e Malaysia
2000s 38.96 Mt CO2e 18.49 Mt CO2e 20.47 Mt CO2e Malaysia
2010s 56.67 Mt CO2e 34.63 Mt CO2e 22.04 Mt CO2e Malaysia
2020s 54.28 Mt CO2e 42.33 Mt CO2e 11.95 Mt CO2e Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Malaysia or Vietnam?
Malaysia, at 60.28 Mt CO2e against 51.42 Mt CO2e in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Malaysia and Vietnam?
8.86 Mt CO2e, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
Malaysia ranks 24th and Vietnam ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).