What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Nigeria?

0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP

Maldives

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Nigeria

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Maldives rank

21st

Nigeria rank

23rd

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP over time

Maldives
Nigeria

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 kt per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 136 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1980s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1990s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2000s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2010s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2020s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Nigeria?: Maldives, at 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Nigeria?: 0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nigeria?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP
Unit: kt per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 137 places, 7,240 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.