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NDC Quantification
Pledges to pathways
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Pledges to pathways
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NDC Quantification
Malaysia’s latest quantified pledge puts emissions 4% above 2019 levels by 2035.
Pledges to pathways
NDC Quantification
Malaysia’s latest quantified pledge puts emissions 4% above 2019 levels by 2035.
Data release 21 October 2026, reflecting the latest submissions
2030 target
161Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Jul 2021SAR, incl. LULUCF
2035 target
130Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Oct 2025AR5, incl. LULUCF
These figures use each pledge’s own scope. The chart below measures every pledge the same way, so its numbers can differ.
Pledges to pathways
Every target Malaysia has communicated, turned into an emissions pathway and set against its observed emissions.
Total greenhouse-gas emissions excl. LULUCF for Malaysia, AR6 GWP-100. Shaded bands show the range of published interpretations of each pledge.
Notes: Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Data as of the 21 October 2026 data release
Indicators
Observed values up to 2024. Later years follow the quantified pledge pathway.
2019
333
Mt CO₂-eq
2024
357
Mt CO₂-eq
+7% vs 2019
2030 · projected
391
Mt CO₂-eq
+17% vs 2019
2035 · projected
345
Mt CO₂-eq
+4% vs 2019
Scope & conditionality
Coverage and conditionality are derived from our structured assessment of each submission. Each target is shown as submitted, in its own scope. The chart above measures every pledge the same way (AR6, excl. LULUCF), so its numbers can differ.
Unconditionally: A 45.0% reduction of emission intensity compared to the emissions intensity in 2005.
Unconditional
161 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Jul 2021
An absolute target of 129.7 (unconditional) to 114.7 (conditional) Mt CO2-e/yr.
Unconditional
130 Mt CO₂-eq
With support
115 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Oct 2025
“Economy-wide”: the target covers all major sectors. “All gases”: covers the full basket of greenhouse gases. “incl. LULUCF”: includes land use, land-use change and forestry. “SAR”: gases aggregated using IPCC Second Assessment Report 100-year global warming potentials. “AR5”: gases aggregated using IPCC AR5 100-year global warming potentials.
Submission history
We have quantified every NDC and long-term strategy Malaysia has submitted since 2015, including the pledges it has since superseded, so the evolution of ambition reads oldest to newest.
NDCs and INDCs
INDC · Jan 2016
2030
35.0% (unconditional) to 45.0% (conditional) reduction of emission intensity compared to the emissions intensity in 2005.
NDC · Nov 2016
2030
35.0% (unconditional) to 45.0% (conditional) reduction of emission intensity compared to the emissions intensity in 2005.
NDC · Jul 2021
Active
2030
Unconditionally: A 45.0% reduction of emission intensity compared to the emissions intensity in 2005.
NDC · Oct 2025
Active
2035
An absolute target of 129.7 (unconditional) to 114.7 (conditional) Mt CO2-e/yr.
We publish our quantification of each new submission within days of it reaching the UNFCCC registry.
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