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 4,33% 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 6,566.3 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).