Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
14th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone
000.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0008 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Madagascar ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 102 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
1970s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0008 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th 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.