Malaysia vs Nigeria: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Malaysia
0.7%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
24th
Nigeria rank
25th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Malaysia or Nigeria?
- Malaysia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.