Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Malaysia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 6,826 kt against 6,368 kt in Malaysia as of 2023.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Nigeria: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)

Malaysia

6,368 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

6,826 kt

in 2023

Malaysia rank

23rd

Nigeria rank

20th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Malaysia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6,826 kt against 6,368 kt in Malaysia, a difference of 458 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,285 kt	1,829 kt	456.36 kt	Malaysia
2000s	4,343 kt	2,794 kt	1,549 kt	Malaysia
2010s	6,311 kt	5,044 kt	1,267 kt	Malaysia
2020s	6,146 kt	6,442 kt	295.81 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Malaysia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 6,826 kt against 6,368 kt in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Malaysia and Nigeria?: 458 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?: Malaysia ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 264 places, 8,776 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf