Gambia vs Western Africa: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate

Gambia
28.53 % change on previous year
in 2023
Western Africa
5.25 % change on previous year
in 2023
Gambia rank
11th
Western Africa rank
11th

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate over time

  • Gambia
  • Western Africa
-50050100196219922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 28.53 % change on previous year against 5.25 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 23.28 % change on previous year.

That makes Gambia's figure about 5.4 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.

Gambia ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 141 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.88 % change on previous year 2.4 % change on previous year 1.48 % change on previous year Gambia
1970s -3.53 % change on previous year 3.66 % change on previous year 7.19 % change on previous year Western Africa
1980s 1.72 % change on previous year 7.03 % change on previous year 5.31 % change on previous year Western Africa
1990s 2.92 % change on previous year 2.77 % change on previous year 0.1512 % change on previous year Gambia
2000s 24.62 % change on previous year 1.43 % change on previous year 23.19 % change on previous year Gambia
2010s 4.06 % change on previous year 7.65 % change on previous year 3.6 % change on previous year Western Africa
2020s 5.7 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year 1.73 % change on previous year Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate, Gambia or Western Africa?
Gambia, at 28.53 % change on previous year against 5.25 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate between Gambia and Western Africa?
23.28 % change on previous year, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Western Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Western Africa rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
Gambia ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gambia vs Western Africa: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/rice-cultivation-emissions-ch4-annual-growth-rate/gambia-the/western-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/rice-cultivation-emissions-ch4-annual-growth-rate/gambia-the/western-africa/">Gambia vs Western Africa: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 9,764 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.