Madagascar vs Nigeria: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0186 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0164 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
17th
Nigeria rank
19th

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0186 kt per square kilometre against 0.0164 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0022 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 122 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 0.0081 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0073 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
1970s 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
1980s 0.0104 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0075 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0065 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0112 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0122 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0155 kt per square kilometre 0.0161 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Madagascar or Nigeria?
Madagascar, at 0.0186 kt per square kilometre against 0.0164 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Madagascar and Nigeria?
0.0022 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 — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
123 places, 7,035 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.