Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate

Madagascar
31.29 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.21 % change on previous year
in 2023
Madagascar rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-20-100102030196219922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 31.29 % change on previous year against 7.21 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 24.08 % change on previous year.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 4.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 33 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 131 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.62 % change on previous year 2.59 % change on previous year 0.028 % change on previous year Madagascar
1970s 1.78 % change on previous year 2.86 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s -0.1044 % change on previous year 3.42 % change on previous year 3.53 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.5762 % change on previous year 1.7 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.7044 % change on previous year 2.19 % change on previous year 1.48 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.85 % change on previous year 5.57 % change on previous year 2.72 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 7.5 % change on previous year 4.54 % change on previous year 2.96 % change on previous year Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), annual growth rate, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Madagascar, at 31.29 % change on previous year against 7.21 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), annual growth rate between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24.08 % change on previous year, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), annual growth rate?
Madagascar ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,307 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.