China vs Nigeria: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice

China
0.0157 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria
0.0178 units per square kilometre
in 2019
China rank
19th
Nigeria rank
18th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.0150.02196119902019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0178 units per square kilometre against 0.0157 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0021 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 117 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0156 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.015 units per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0187 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0177 units per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0167 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0152 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.016 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, China or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0178 units per square kilometre against 0.0157 units per square kilometre in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between China and Nigeria?
0.0021 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.