Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 308.55 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Malaysia stood at 308.55 current US$ per person.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 308.85 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.11 current US$ per person, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.11 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 45.46 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 47.77 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 53 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 58.91 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 64.9 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 75.3 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 82.12 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 82.59 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 90.55 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 100.5 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 106.79 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 114.03 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 123.02 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 138.25 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 150.77 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 161.62 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 181.18 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 197.52 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 178.65 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 199.68 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 207.37 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 215.57 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 239.6 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 259.58 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 263.35 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 266.56 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 263.23 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 290.96 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 308.85 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 290.69 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 308.55 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 308.55 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 126.74 current US$ per person, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 308.55 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.77 current US$ per person | 37.11 current US$ per person | 90.55 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.23 current US$ per person | 100.5 current US$ per person | 197.52 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 251.48 current US$ per person | 199.68 current US$ per person | 308.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 299.62 current US$ per person | 290.69 current US$ per person | 308.55 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Estonia 316.59 current US$ per person compare
- 40 South Africa 310.05 current US$ per person compare
- 41 Serbia 309.32 current US$ per person compare
- 43 Austria 305.94 current US$ per person compare
- 44 Finland 303.52 current US$ per person compare
- 45 New Zealand 294.78 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Malaysia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Malaysia was 308.55 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 308.85 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.11 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.