Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
128
Highest
297.64 % change on previous year
Angola
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Syrian Arab Republic
Median
-0.0042 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
9,227

What the numbers show

Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 297.64 % change on previous year in Angola; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Syrian Arab Republic.

The median across all reporting countries is -0.0042 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.3091 % change on previous year.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 5,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 2,700.0%).

Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Angola 297.64 % change on previous year 2023 up 5,034.2% volatile
2 Ukraine 230 % change on previous year 2023 up 3,770.4% volatile
3 Trinidad and Tobago 150 % change on previous year 2023 up 5,300.0% volatile
4 Guatemala 74.8 % change on previous year 2023 up 3,889.2% volatile
5 Mozambique 43.17 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,642.8% volatile
6 Sierra Leone 40.02 % change on previous year 2023 up 719.2% volatile
7 Egypt 33.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 984.5% volatile
8 Madagascar 31.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 267.7% volatile
9 Gambia 28.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 540.5% volatile
10 Zambia 24.83 % change on previous year 2023 up 21.0% volatile
11 Pakistan 22.2 % change on previous year 2023 up 6.7% volatile
12 Mauritania 18.57 % change on previous year 2023 up 75.8% volatile
13 Colombia 18.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.3% volatile
14 Côte d'Ivoire 16.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.8% volatile
15 Puerto Rico 15.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.3% volatile
16 Togo 13.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 436.2% volatile
17 Kazakhstan 13.71 % change on previous year 2023 up 457.1% volatile
18 Guinea 11.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 310.2% volatile
19 Gabon 11.11 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
20 Morocco 10.64 % change on previous year 2023 up 123.3% volatile
21 Belize 9.3 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.3% volatile
22 Russian Federation 9.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 777.6% volatile
23 Cambodia 9 % change on previous year 2023 up 803.0% volatile
24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 255.5% volatile
25 Burkina Faso 6.99 % change on previous year 2023 up 373.5% volatile
26 Senegal 6.98 % change on previous year 2023 up 189.7% volatile
27 Bulgaria 5.73 % change on previous year 2023 up 68.5% volatile
28 OECD 5.64 % change on previous year 2023 up 296.5% volatile
29 Guyana 5.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 62.6% volatile
30 Sudan (former) 5.26 % change on previous year 2011 down 57.4% volatile
31 Solomon Islands 4.76 % change on previous year 2023 down 9.5% volatile
32 Nicaragua 4.68 % change on previous year 2023 up 114.4% volatile
32 Caribbean -6.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 338.5% volatile
33 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.46 % change on previous year 2023 down 82.5% volatile
34 Malawi 4.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.8% volatile
35 Sri Lanka 4.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.7% volatile
36 Central African Republic 3.1 % change on previous year 2023 up 111.3% volatile
37 Bhutan 2.94 % change on previous year 2023 up 361.8% volatile
38 France 2.86 % change on previous year 2023 up 139.2% volatile
39 Ghana 2.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.9% volatile
40 Portugal 2.47 % change on previous year 2023 up 176.2% volatile
41 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 56.2% volatile
42 North Macedonia 2.17 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
43 Panama 2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 72.1% volatile
44 Mali 2.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 77.5% volatile
45 Suriname 1.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.6% volatile
46 Ecuador 1.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 77.4% volatile
47 Rwanda 1.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 93.6% volatile
48 Kyrgyzstan 1.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 88.9% volatile
49 Turkmenistan 1.04 % change on previous year 2023 up 103.5% volatile
50 Peru 0.9617 % change on previous year 2023 down 20.2% volatile
51 Afghanistan 0.7891 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
52 Viet Nam 0.3705 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.7% volatile
53 Philippines 0.2341 % change on previous year 2023 down 80.4% volatile
54 Congo 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
54 Algeria 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
54 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
54 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
54 Hungary 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
54 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
54 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
54 Somalia 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
54 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
54 South Africa 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
54 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
68 India -0.0083 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.3% volatile
69 Thailand -0.1988 % change on previous year 2023 up 91.3% volatile
70 Bangladesh -0.4343 % change on previous year 2023 up 2.8% volatile
71 Nepal -0.6786 % change on previous year 2023 down 114.5% volatile
72 Chad -0.9125 % change on previous year 2023 down 101.8% volatile
73 Cameroon -1.23 % change on previous year 2023 down 104.1% volatile
74 Japan -1.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 515.6% volatile
75 French Guiana -1.5 % change on previous year 2006 down 113.8% volatile
76 Nigeria -1.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 164.6% volatile
77 South Sudan -1.54 % change on previous year 2023 up 79.2% volatile
78 Spain -1.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 118.1% volatile
79 China, mainland -1.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 321.8% volatile
80 China -1.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 320.6% volatile
81 Benin -2.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 103.0% volatile
82 Azerbaijan -2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 109.1% volatile
83 Yugoslav SFR -2.27 % change on previous year 1991 down 172.2% volatile
84 Indonesia -2.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 762.4% volatile
85 USSR -2.38 % change on previous year 1991 up 50.4% volatile
86 Republic of Korea -2.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.4% volatile
87 Timor-Leste -2.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 91.3% volatile
88 Mexico -3.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 175.5% volatile
89 Tajikistan -3.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 70.2% volatile
90 Uruguay -3.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 30.8% volatile
91 Malaysia -3.63 % change on previous year 2023 down 93.2% volatile
92 Italy -3.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 53.6% volatile
93 Haiti -3.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.8% volatile
94 Greece -3.98 % change on previous year 2023 up 54.5% volatile
95 Niger -4.5 % change on previous year 2023 down 115.8% volatile
96 Dominican Republic -5.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,455.1% volatile
97 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -5.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 496.3% volatile
98 Liberia -6.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 1.1% volatile
99 Türkiye -6.98 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.1% volatile
100 Argentina -7.02 % change on previous year 2023 down 529.2% volatile
101 China, Taiwan Province of -7.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 296.4% volatile
102 Brazil -8.67 % change on previous year 2023 down 247.7% volatile
103 Iraq -8.77 % change on previous year 2023 down 142.6% volatile
104 Myanmar -8.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,621.0% volatile
105 Uzbekistan -8.87 % change on previous year 2023 up 78.4% volatile
106 Burundi -9 % change on previous year 2023 up 69.4% volatile
107 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -9.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 240.2% volatile
108 Kenya -12.02 % change on previous year 2023 down 303.5% volatile
109 Uganda -13.41 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,321.3% volatile
110 Chile -13.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.3% volatile
111 United Republic of Tanzania -15.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 196.1% volatile
112 Cuba -16.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 574.6% volatile
113 Australia -16.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 261.7% volatile
113 Australia and New Zealand -16.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 261.7% volatile
115 Paraguay -17.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 177.0% volatile
116 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -18.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 798.0% volatile
117 Sudan -22.11 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
118 El Salvador -22.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 171.0% volatile
119 Melanesia -26.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 378.9% volatile
120 Romania -26.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,214.3% volatile
121 Honduras -28.51 % change on previous year 2023 down 128.7% volatile
122 Fiji -41.67 % change on previous year 2023 down 391.7% volatile
123 Costa Rica -43.15 % change on previous year 2023 down 346.3% volatile
124 Zimbabwe -81.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,806.2% volatile
125 Albania -100 % change on previous year 1994 volatile
125 Comoros -100 % change on previous year 2010 down 2,700.0% volatile
125 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year 2013 volatile
125 Mauritius -100 % change on previous year 2018 down 166.7% volatile
125 China, Hong Kong SAR -100 % change on previous year 1980 down 566.7% volatile
125 Syrian Arab Republic -100 % change on previous year 1980 down 166.7% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Rice — Burning crop residues (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, 9,227 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.