Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Malaysia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Malaysia peaked at 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1972.
Malaysia ranks 37th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -46.5% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -46.5% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 34 India 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 35 Poland 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cyprus 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Malaysia?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Malaysia was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Malaysia rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.