Malaysia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Malaysia's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) did not change 0% on 2021 (from 40.85 to 40.85).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +56% and a typical year strayed about 156.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 494.2% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 88.5% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.82 a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Malaysia in the 2022 ranking

• Uzbekistan — 2nd of 9: 3.58
• Brunei Darussalam — 3rd of 9: 0.16
• Algeria — 4th of 9: 0

What this measures

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 23 values

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies

• Australia — 4.36 (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 0.16 (2022)
• Cambodia — 32.62 (2023)
• China — 3.25 (2023)
• Fiji — 0 (2023)
• Indonesia — 45.77 (2023)
• Japan — 2.64 (2023)
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 2.3 (2023)
• Korea, Rep.

More environment data for Malaysia

• Population in largest city — 9 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 32.32% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 9 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 25.02% (2025)
• Rural population — 8.13 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 22.61% (2025)
• Urban population — 27.85 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 77.39% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 512,360 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Malaysia's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)?

40.85 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 38.76% from 66.71 in 2000 (2.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 66.71 in 2000 and the lowest 1.22 in 2009.

Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) unusual for Malaysia?

In 2022, Malaysia's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) did not change 0% on 2021 (from 40.85 to 40.85). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +56% and a typical year strayed about 156.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.DF.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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