Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Malaysia

Malaysia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice was 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0104 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
23rd
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.0117 units per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.0079 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Malaysia, 1961–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.0104 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Malaysia peaked at 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Malaysia 23rd out of 117 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0079 units per square kilometre —
1962 0.0083 units per square kilometre +5.4%
1963 0.0084 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1964 0.0085 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1965 0.0089 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1966 0.0087 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1967 0.0091 units per square kilometre +4.3%
1968 0.0101 units per square kilometre +10.5%
1969 0.0104 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1970 0.0107 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1971 0.0112 units per square kilometre +4.2%
1972 0.0117 units per square kilometre +4.3%
1973 0.0115 units per square kilometre -1.9%
1974 0.0113 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1975 0.0114 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1976 0.0112 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1977 0.011 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1978 0.0089 units per square kilometre -19.4%
1979 0.0113 units per square kilometre +26.6%
1980 0.0109 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1981 0.0108 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1982 0.0104 units per square kilometre -4.1%
1983 0.0102 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1984 0.0095 units per square kilometre -6.3%
1985 0.01 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1986 0.0099 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1987 0.01 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1988 0.0102 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1989 0.0101 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1990 0.0104 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1991 0.0104 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1992 0.0103 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1993 0.0106 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1994 0.0107 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1995 0.0103 units per square kilometre -3.7%
1996 0.0105 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1997 0.0105 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1998 0.0103 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1999 0.0106 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2000 0.0107 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2001 0.0103 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2002 0.0103 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2003 0.0102 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2004 0.0104 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2005 0.0103 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2006 0.0098 units per square kilometre -4.6%
2007 0.0103 units per square kilometre +4.4%
2008 0.01 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2009 0.0103 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2010 0.0103 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2011 0.0105 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2012 0.0104 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2013 0.0102 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2014 0.0094 units per square kilometre -8.5%
2015 0.0104 units per square kilometre +10.9%
2016 0.0105 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 0.0105 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2018 0.0107 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2019 0.0104 units per square kilometre -2.2%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.0104 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 units per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.0104 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0131 units per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +26.6% 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0102 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0109 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0104 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 20 Pakistan 0.0154 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 21 Sierra Leone 0.0153 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 22 Italy 0.0105 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 24 Laos 0.0093 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 25 East Timor 0.0087 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 26 Guinea-Bissau 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Malaysia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Malaysia was 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 1972.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Malaysia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.