India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre

India
845.73 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
26.2 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

India currently reports 845.73 kg per square kilometre against 26.2 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 819.53 kg per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 32.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 102 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 372.28 kg per square kilometre 4.19 kg per square kilometre 368.09 kg per square kilometre India
1970s 423.27 kg per square kilometre 5.59 kg per square kilometre 417.69 kg per square kilometre India
1980s 494.87 kg per square kilometre 7.36 kg per square kilometre 487.51 kg per square kilometre India
1990s 590.37 kg per square kilometre 9.69 kg per square kilometre 580.68 kg per square kilometre India
2000s 627.33 kg per square kilometre 12.02 kg per square kilometre 615.31 kg per square kilometre India
2010s 702.98 kg per square kilometre 19.19 kg per square kilometre 683.79 kg per square kilometre India
2020s 816.62 kg per square kilometre 24.49 kg per square kilometre 792.13 kg per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
India, at 845.73 kg per square kilometre against 26.2 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
819.53 kg per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
India ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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.