Malaysia vs Nigeria: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Malaysia
5.0%
in 2024
Nigeria
5.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
19th
Nigeria rank
20th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 51.0% | 142.6% | 91.5% | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 19.2% | 13.4% | 5.9% | Malaysia |
| 1930s | -7.0% | -0.4% | 6.7% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 9.3% | 7.0% | 2.4% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 22.1% | 10.8% | 11.2% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 11.9% | 18.7% | 6.8% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 22.6% | 9.9% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.6% | -3.4% | 10.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 9.4% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.5% | -0.5% | 7.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 6.3% | 2.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Malaysia or Nigeria?
- Malaysia, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.