Indonesia and Malaysia
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
Malaysia emitted 3.0 times as much CO2 per person as Indonesia in 2022. Indonesia emitted 2.7 times as much CO2 in total as Malaysia.
| Measure | Indonesia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 7587th of 164 | 28222nd of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 2.7285th of 164 | 8.1227th of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.21769th of 164 | 0.32134th of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. Indonesia: 0.143 tonnes per person in 1950, 2.87 in 2024, with a high of 2.87 in 2024. Malaysia: 0.599 tonnes per person in 1950, 8.16 in 2024, with a high of 8.30 in 2019.
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| Year | Indonesia, tonnes | Malaysia, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.143 | 0.599 |
| 1955 | 0.27 | 1.07 |
| 1960 | 0.242 | 0.528 |
| 1965 | 0.243 | 0.925 |
| 1970 | 0.309 | 1.43 |
| 1975 | 0.409 | 1.70 |
| 1980 | 0.637 | 2.16 |
| 1985 | 0.729 | 2.38 |
| 1990 | 0.845 | 3.04 |
| 1995 | 1.11 | 5.39 |
| 2000 | 1.30 | 5.35 |
| 2005 | 1.50 | 6.58 |
| 2010 | 1.81 | 6.96 |
| 2015 | 2.11 | 7.55 |
| 2020 | 2.27 | 7.74 |
| 2024 | 2.87 | 8.16 |
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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