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

Nigeria, at 28,703 kt against 26,321 kt in Malaysia as of 2023.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Malaysia vs Nigeria: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Malaysia

26,321 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

28,703 kt

in 2023

Malaysia rank

32nd

Nigeria rank

30th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Malaysia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 28,703 kt against 26,321 kt in Malaysia, a difference of 2,382 kt.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malaysia ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 30th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	450.3 kt	447.51 kt	2.79 kt	Malaysia
1970s	1,072 kt	805.17 kt	267.24 kt	Malaysia
1980s	2,783 kt	1,933 kt	850.33 kt	Malaysia
1990s	6,406 kt	2,384 kt	4,021 kt	Malaysia
2000s	16,091 kt	6,246 kt	9,844 kt	Malaysia
2010s	19,860 kt	15,423 kt	4,437 kt	Malaysia
2020s	24,457 kt	26,603 kt	2,146 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), Malaysia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 28,703 kt against 26,321 kt in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between Malaysia and Nigeria?: 2,382 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?: Malaysia ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 30th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 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