Malaysia vs Nigeria: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Malaysia
0.1349 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.1045 tonnes per person
in 2022
Malaysia rank
14th
Nigeria rank
17th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.1349 tonnes per person against 0.1045 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0304 tonnes per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malaysia ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.1042 tonnes per person | 0.0416 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.0428 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.073 tonnes per person | 0.1157 tonnes per person | 0.0427 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0982 tonnes per person | 0.1158 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1249 tonnes per person | 0.1155 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.1411 tonnes per person | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.1396 tonnes per person | 0.1063 tonnes per person | 0.0333 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Malaysia or Nigeria?
- Malaysia, at 0.1349 tonnes per person against 0.1045 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 0.0304 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.