Ghana vs Senegal: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square

Ghana
0.0031 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0041 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
36th
Senegal rank
33rd

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0041 kt per square kilometre against 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 33rd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Senegal
1970s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Senegal
1980s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Senegal
1990s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Senegal
2000s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Senegal
2020s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, Ghana or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.0041 kt per square kilometre against 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between Ghana and Senegal?
0.001 kt per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
Ghana ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 33rd 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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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.