What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Pakistan?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Nigeria

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Pakistan

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Nigeria rank

34th

Pakistan rank

33rd

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 33rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1970s	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1980s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1990s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2000s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.