Mali vs Nigeria: How have things changed?, per capita

Mali
0.0046 metric tons per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0048 metric tons per person
in 2024
Mali rank
142nd
Nigeria rank
140th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Mali
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.0150.02196519942024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0048 metric tons per person against 0.0046 metric tons per person in Mali, a difference of 0.0002 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 140th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0171 metric tons per person 0.0021 metric tons per person 0.015 metric tons per person Mali
1970s 0.0122 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person 0.0083 metric tons per person Mali
1980s 0.008 metric tons per person 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0047 metric tons per person Mali
1990s 0.0086 metric tons per person 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person Mali
2000s 0.0077 metric tons per person 0.004 metric tons per person 0.0037 metric tons per person Mali
2010s 0.0054 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0052 metric tons per person 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0004 metric tons per person Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Mali or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0048 metric tons per person against 0.0046 metric tons per person in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Mali and Nigeria?
0.0002 metric tons per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Mali ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 140th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.