Madagascar vs Nigeria: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square
Madagascar
0.0176 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0152 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
17th
Nigeria rank
20th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0176 kt per square kilometre against 0.0152 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0024 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 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, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 0.0176 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 Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.0024 kt per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Madagascar ranks 17th 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.