Italy vs Nigeria: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square

Italy
0.01 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0152 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
20th

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

  • Italy
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0152 kt per square kilometre against 0.01 kt per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0052 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.0088 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0077 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.011 kt per square kilometre 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0148 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, Italy or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0152 kt per square kilometre against 0.01 kt per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between Italy and Nigeria?
0.0052 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
Italy ranks 23rd 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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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.