Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Western Africa: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1,638 kt
in 2023
Western Africa
32,400 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
10th
Western Africa rank
9th

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Western Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 32,400 kt against 1,638 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 30,762 kt.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 19.8 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 19 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 104.63 kt 3,387 kt 3,282 kt Western Africa
1970s 225.3 kt 4,270 kt 4,045 kt Western Africa
1980s 309.39 kt 6,370 kt 6,061 kt Western Africa
1990s 427.22 kt 10,546 kt 10,119 kt Western Africa
2000s 357.67 kt 13,654 kt 13,296 kt Western Africa
2010s 1,041 kt 23,771 kt 22,731 kt Western Africa
2020s 1,385 kt 30,193 kt 28,808 kt Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 32,400 kt against 1,638 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Africa?
30,762 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Africa rank globally for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.