China vs Nigeria: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square
China
0.0153 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0152 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Nigeria rank
20th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0153 kt per square kilometre against 0.0152 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 111 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 0.0153 kt per square kilometre against 0.0152 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between China and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.