How have things changed?, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0539 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Malaysia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Malaysia is 0.0539 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0714 metric tons per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0254 metric tons per person, in 1965.
That places Malaysia 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0295 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0362 metric tons per person | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0394 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0351 metric tons per person | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0336 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0354 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0337 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0407 metric tons per person | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0469 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0413 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0439 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0517 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0559 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0554 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.057 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0598 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0529 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0557 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0544 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0523 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0522 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.056 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0522 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0546 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0566 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0588 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0598 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0598 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0615 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0596 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0601 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0589 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0634 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0636 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0602 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0607 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0601 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0555 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0576 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0614 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0638 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0667 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0705 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0655 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0714 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0671 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0649 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0642 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0628 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0589 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0565 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0563 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0529 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0513 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0548 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0513 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0539 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0539 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0539 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0331 metric tons per person | 0.0254 metric tons per person | 0.0394 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0438 metric tons per person | 0.0336 metric tons per person | 0.0559 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0547 metric tons per person | 0.0522 metric tons per person | 0.0598 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0592 metric tons per person | 0.0535 metric tons per person | 0.0634 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0611 metric tons per person | 0.0555 metric tons per person | 0.0667 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0638 metric tons per person | 0.0563 metric tons per person | 0.0714 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0528 metric tons per person | 0.0513 metric tons per person | 0.0548 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Malaysia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0539 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0714 metric tons per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0254 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Malaysia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.