Melanesia vs Western Africa: Rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate
Melanesia
20.03 % change on previous year
in 2023
Western Africa
-1.72 % change on previous year
in 2023
Melanesia rank
17th
Western Africa rank
19th
Rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 20.03 % change on previous year against -1.72 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 21.75 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 11.6 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -3.81 % change on previous year | 4.89 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1970s | -1.7 % change on previous year | -0.118 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1980s | -1.27 % change on previous year | -0.813 % change on previous year | 0.4564 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 11.64 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 10.3 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -1.91 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 1.83 % change on previous year | -0.0178 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -0.7161 % change on previous year | 0.014 % change on previous year | 0.7302 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Melanesia, at 20.03 % change on previous year against -1.72 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 21.75 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Emissions intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.