Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was 9.14 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Africa recorded 9.14 % change on previous year for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 220.2% on the previous year and up 1,760.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 18.45 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -7.15 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Africa ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.3475 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 1964 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +629.2% |
| 1965 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -284.9% |
| 1966 | 8.01 % change on previous year | -271.1% |
| 1967 | 10.28 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 1968 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1969 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 1970 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -274.5% |
| 1971 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1972 | -0.7135 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1774 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 1974 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +668.3% |
| 1975 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +183.6% |
| 1976 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1977 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +240.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3544 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 1979 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +1083.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3946 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1981 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +353.6% |
| 1982 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 1983 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -244.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3289 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5022 % change on previous year | -252.7% |
| 1986 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -992.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1988 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +133220.6% |
| 1989 | 16.33 % change on previous year | +269.6% |
| 1990 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -133.2% |
| 1991 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -253.9% |
| 1992 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 1993 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 1994 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 1996 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 6.1 % change on previous year | +124.2% |
| 1998 | -0.6368 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1999 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -381.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8291 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 2001 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -413.4% |
| 2002 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -398.4% |
| 2003 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2004 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +53.7% |
| 2005 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 2006 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2007 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -214.1% |
| 2008 | 8.66 % change on previous year | -286.0% |
| 2009 | -7.15 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 2010 | 18.45 % change on previous year | -358.1% |
| 2011 | -0.7961 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2012 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -904.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4914 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 2014 | 5.85 % change on previous year | +1089.8% |
| 2015 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 6.65 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 2017 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 2018 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -305.9% |
| 2019 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 9.14 % change on previous year | +220.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +133220.6% | 0.0033 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.52 % change on previous year | -4.68 % change on previous year | 16 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.75 % change on previous year | -0.7135 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 % change on previous year | -3.29 % change on previous year | 16.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 % change on previous year | -5.42 % change on previous year | 8.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 % change on previous year | -7.15 % change on previous year | 8.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 18.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 159.75 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Guatemala 74.39 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Mozambique 43.17 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 40.03 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Egypt 33.04 % change on previous year compare
- 9 United States 31.7 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Madagascar 31.29 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Africa?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Africa was 9.14 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.45 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.15 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Africa rank for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,760.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.