Malaysia vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malaysia
13.95 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
12.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Nigeria rank
19th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.95 billion tonnes against 12.53 billion tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1.41 billion tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 11 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 72.01 million tonnes | 14.59 million tonnes | 57.42 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 223.06 million tonnes | 95.49 million tonnes | 127.57 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 384.81 million tonnes | 233.67 million tonnes | 151.14 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 685.42 million tonnes | 435.72 million tonnes | 249.70 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 676.20 million tonnes | 354.85 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 982.92 million tonnes | 356.99 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 1.99 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 578.89 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 550.49 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 3.01 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 99.53 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 3.75 billion tonnes | 4.48 billion tonnes | 732.42 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 4.36 billion tonnes | 6.01 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 4.85 billion tonnes | 7.33 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 6.09 billion tonnes | 8.08 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 7.95 billion tonnes | 8.70 billion tonnes | 748.40 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 10.17 billion tonnes | 10.01 billion tonnes | 157.62 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 11.36 billion tonnes | 11.64 billion tonnes | 279.03 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 12.99 billion tonnes | 12.18 billion tonnes | 812.26 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 13.82 billion tonnes | 12.45 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malaysia or Nigeria?
- Malaysia, at 13.95 billion tonnes against 12.53 billion tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 1.41 billion tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malaysia ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.