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Carbon intensity of the economy — Malaysia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Malaysia in 2022 — 0.321 kg/$. Ranked 131 in the world out of 164. Since 1900, the indicator has risen by 903.1%.

2022 0.321 kg/$ −5.31% vs 2021
World rank 131of 164
Period maximum 0.469 kg/$1995
Period minimum 0.006 kg/$1912

Trend over time

1900–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Malaysia, 1900–202200.20.40.619001913192619391952196519781991200420171900: 0.032 kg/$1902: 0.021 kg/$1904: 0.016 kg/$1906: 0.018 kg/$1908: 0.034 kg/$1910: 0.075 kg/$1913: 0.016 kg/$1915: 0.041 kg/$1917: 0.114 kg/$1919: 0.118 kg/$1921: 0.18 kg/$1923: 0.333 kg/$1925: 0.433 kg/$1927: 0.399 kg/$1929: 0.296 kg/$1931: 0.195 kg/$1933: 0.121 kg/$1935: 0.137 kg/$1937: 0.145 kg/$1939: 0.125 kg/$1941: 0.199 kg/$1947: 0.069 kg/$1949: 0.083 kg/$1951: 0.346 kg/$1953: 0.409 kg/$1955: 0.437 kg/$1957: 0.196 kg/$1959: 0.166 kg/$1961: 0.213 kg/$1963: 0.239 kg/$1965: 0.302 kg/$1967: 0.342 kg/$1969: 0.268 kg/$1971: 0.429 kg/$1973: 0.366 kg/$1975: 0.376 kg/$1977: 0.359 kg/$1979: 0.369 kg/$1981: 0.359 kg/$1983: 0.394 kg/$1985: 0.353 kg/$1987: 0.372 kg/$1989: 0.383 kg/$1991: 0.417 kg/$1993: 0.452 kg/$1995: 0.469 kg/$1997: 0.423 kg/$1999: 0.372 kg/$2001: 0.422 kg/$2003: 0.437 kg/$2005: 0.425 kg/$2007: 0.383 kg/$2009: 0.398 kg/$2011: 0.365 kg/$2013: 0.393 kg/$2015: 0.344 kg/$2017: 0.323 kg/$2019: 0.335 kg/$2021: 0.339 kg/$2022: 0.321 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.289 (+903.13%) Average annual rate: 1.91 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 0.321 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.238 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.321 −0.018 −5.31%
2021 0.339 +0.004 +1.19%
2020 0.335 +0 +0%
2019 0.335 +0.004 +1.21%
2018 0.331 +0.008 +2.48%
2017 0.323 −0.009 −2.71%
2016 0.332 −0.012 −3.49%
2015 0.344 −0.032 −8.51%
2014 0.376 −0.017 −4.33%
2013 0.393 +0.031 +8.56%
2012 0.362 −0.003 −0.82%
2011 0.365 −0.015 −3.95%
2010 0.38 −0.018 −4.52%
2009 0.398 +0.001 +0.25%
2008 0.397 +0.014 +3.66%
2007 0.383 −0.016 −4.01%
2006 0.399 −0.026 −6.12%
2005 0.425 −0.025 −5.56%
2004 0.45 +0.013 +2.97%
2003 0.437 +0.037 +9.25%
2002 0.4 −0.022 −5.21%
2001 0.422 +0.02 +4.98%
2000 0.402 +0.03 +8.06%
1999 0.372 −0.047 −11.22%
1998 0.419 −0.004 −0.95%
1997 0.423 −0.002 −0.47%
1996 0.425 −0.044 −9.38%
1995 0.469 +0.055 +13.29%
1994 0.414 −0.038 −8.41%
1993 0.452 +0.03 +7.11%
1992 0.422 +0.005 +1.2%
1991 0.417 +0.038 +10.03%
1990 0.379 −0.004 −1.04%
1989 0.383 +0.024 +6.69%
1988 0.359 −0.013 −3.49%
1987 0.372 −0.012 −3.13%
1986 0.384 +0.031 +8.78%
1985 0.353 +0.019 +5.69%
1984 0.334 −0.06 −15.23%
1983 0.394 +0.057 +16.91%
1982 0.337 −0.022 −6.13%
1981 0.359 +0.01 +2.87%
1980 0.349 −0.02 −5.42%
1979 0.369 +0.029 +8.53%
1978 0.34 −0.019 −5.29%
1977 0.359 −0.051 −12.44%
1976 0.41 +0.034 +9.04%
1975 0.376 +0.005 +1.35%
1974 0.371 +0.005 +1.37%
1973 0.366 −0.063 −14.69%
1972 0.429 +0 +0%
1971 0.429 +0.026 +6.45%
1970 0.403 +0.135 +50.37%
1969 0.268 −0.059 −18.04%
1968 0.327 −0.015 −4.39%
1967 0.342 +0.004 +1.18%
1966 0.338 +0.036 +11.92%
1965 0.302 +0.016 +5.59%
1964 0.286 +0.047 +19.67%
1963 0.239 +0.033 +16.02%
1962 0.206 −0.007 −3.29%
1961 0.213 +0.009 +4.41%
1960 0.204 +0.038 +22.89%
1959 0.166 −0.048 −22.43%
1958 0.214 +0.018 +9.18%
1957 0.196 −0.223 −53.22%
1956 0.419 −0.018 −4.12%
1955 0.437 +0.023 +5.56%
1954 0.414 +0.005 +1.22%
1953 0.409 +0.006 +1.49%
1952 0.403 +0.057 +16.47%
1951 0.346 +0.117 +51.09%
1950 0.229 +0.146 +175.9%
1949 0.083 −0.023 −21.7%
1948 0.106 +0.037 +53.62%
1947 0.069 — —
1942 0.044 −0.155 −77.89%
1941 0.199 −0.033 −14.22%
1940 0.232 +0.107 +85.6%
1939 0.125 −0.021 −14.38%
1938 0.146 +0.001 +0.69%
1937 0.145 +0.004 +2.84%
1936 0.141 +0.004 +2.92%
1935 0.137 +0.008 +6.2%
1934 0.129 +0.008 +6.61%
1933 0.121 −0.019 −13.57%
1932 0.14 −0.055 −28.21%
1931 0.195 −0.069 −26.14%
1930 0.264 −0.032 −10.81%
1929 0.296 −0.059 −16.62%
1928 0.355 −0.044 −11.03%
1927 0.399 +0.013 +3.37%
1926 0.386 −0.047 −10.85%
1925 0.433 +0.116 +36.59%
1924 0.317 −0.016 −4.8%
1923 0.333 +0.108 +48%
1922 0.225 +0.045 +25%
1921 0.18 +0.005 +2.86%
1920 0.175 +0.057 +48.31%
1919 0.118 +0.008 +7.27%
1918 0.11 −0.004 −3.51%
1917 0.114 −0.007 −5.79%
1916 0.121 +0.08 +195.12%
1915 0.041 +0.009 +28.13%
1914 0.032 +0.016 +100%
1913 0.016 +0.01 +166.67%
1912 0.006 — —
1910 0.075 +0.01 +15.38%
1909 0.065 +0.031 +91.18%
1908 0.034 −0.005 −12.82%
1907 0.039 +0.021 +116.67%
1906 0.018 +0 +0%
1905 0.018 +0.002 +12.5%
1904 0.016 −0.008 −33.33%
1903 0.024 +0.003 +14.29%
1902 0.021 −0.001 −4.55%
1901 0.022 −0.01 −31.25%
1900 0.032 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 0.106 MM Myanmar 0.109 PH Philippines 0.149 ID Indonesia 0.217 TH Thailand 0.242 KH Cambodia 0.32 MY Malaysia 0.321 VN Vietnam 0.387 LA Laos 0.41
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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