China vs Nigeria: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre

China
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
18th
Nigeria rank
19th

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre, China or Nigeria?
China, at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre between China and Nigeria?
0 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
China ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) 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.