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Malaysia Annual CO2 Emissions

Malaysia's annual CO2 emissions rose to 288.82 million tonnes in 2023, up from 285.45 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents an increase of 1.2% (3.38 million) from the previous year. Malaysia has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (288.82 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Asia, Malaysia is higher (288.82 million vs regional median 49.25 million) and ranks 9th out of 49 countries in Asia.

Yearly Historical Data (1890-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 288.82
2022 285.45
2021 273.15
2020 263.2
2019 279.84
2018 262.64
2017 244.46
2016 237.29
2015 235.94
2014 245.05
2013 241.67
2012 212.99
2011 203.45
2010 199.35
2009 192.12
2008 192.85
2007 175.45
2006 170.17
2005 169.97
2004 169.68
2003 153.38
2002 132.04
2001 130.89
2000 122.88
1999 103.99
1998 109.78
1997 118.47
1996 110.11
1995 109.6
1994 87.5
1993 86.61
1992 72.96
1991 65.79
1990 54.27
1989 50.08
1988 42.87
1987 40.88
1986 40.1
1985 36.33
1984 34.79
1983 38.05
1982 30.64
1981 30.88
1980 28.03
1979 27.31
1978 23.26
1977 22.62
1976 23.9
1975 19.45
1974 19.04
1973 17.51
1972 17.9
1971 16.66
1970 14.59
1969 9.14
1968 10.53
1967 10.13
1966 9.83
1965 8.38
1964 7.4
1963 5.83
1962 4.78
1961 4.68
1960 4.2
1959 3.18
1958 3.83
1957 3.51
1956 7.56
1955 7.43
1954 7
1953 6.5
1952 6.37
1951 5.22
1950 3.66
1949 1.22
1948 1.19
1947 0.69
1946 0.6
1945 0.61
1944 1.1
1943 1.32
1942 0.66
1941 2.18
1940 2.57
1939 1.7
1938 1.91
1937 2.34
1936 2.05
1935 1.81
1934 1.73
1933 1.59
1932 1.8
1931 2.71
1930 3.67
1929 4.11
1928 3.81
1927 3.38
1926 3.4
1925 2.96
1924 2.51
1923 2.58
1922 2
1921 1.41
1920 1.11
1919 0.77
1918 0.67
1917 0.65
1916 0.55
1915 0.21
1914 0.15
1913 0.06
1912 0.02
1910 0.23
1909 0.17
1908 0.09
1907 0.09
1906 0.04
1905 0.04
1904 0.03
1903 0.05
1902 0.05
1901 0.05
1900 0.06
1899 0.12
1898 0.13
1897 0.09
1896 0.12
1895 0.11
1894 0.05
1893 0.01
1892 0.05
1891 0.02
1890 0.01
Malaysia Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Malaysia.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 26.09% 26.09% 2022
Forest Area (%) 57.87% 58.02% 2022