Malaysia vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
30th
Nigeria rank
33rd

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Nigeria
000000196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malaysia ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 136 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre
1970s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Nigeria?
Malaysia, at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Nigeria?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Malaysia 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 waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
137 places, 7,811 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.