The transportation sector in Malaysia accounts for approximately 35% of the total energy consumed nationally, and produces nearly 50 million metric tons (Mt) of CO2 per year (2015), second only to electricity power generation. The vast majority, 85.2% of transportation emissions, comes from road transport. Due to the high rate of personal automobile ownership, cars account for about 59% of the overall emissions from transport, while freight is responsible for 27%. Although there are a roughly equal number of cars and motorcycles on the roads, motorcycles account for only 11% of the CO2 emissions from the transportation sector. As the economy continues to develop the rate of energy consumption rises, and corresponding Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are also increasing, resulting in an almost constant rate of CO2 emissions per Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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