Malta vs Nigeria: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2)

Malta
0.052 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0546 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Malta rank
151st
Nigeria rank
150th

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) over time

  • Malta
  • Nigeria
0.050.10.150.2200020112023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0546 kg per constant US$ against 0.052 kg per constant US$ in Malta, a difference of 0.0026 kg per constant US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 150th of 160 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1869 kg per constant US$ 0.0618 kg per constant US$ 0.1251 kg per constant US$ Malta
2010s 0.1061 kg per constant US$ 0.0536 kg per constant US$ 0.0525 kg per constant US$ Malta
2020s 0.0559 kg per constant US$ 0.0579 kg per constant US$ 0.002 kg per constant US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Malta or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0546 kg per constant US$ against 0.052 kg per constant US$ in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Malta and Nigeria?
0.0026 kg per constant US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malta and Nigeria rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Malta ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 150th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Unit
kg per constant US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed