Madagascar vs Nigeria: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Madagascar
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
16th
Nigeria rank
19th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 102 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 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 0.0006 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 Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 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 — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 16th 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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About this data
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.