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

China
0.0157 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Sierra Leone
0.0153 units per square kilometre
in 2019
China rank
19th
Sierra Leone rank
21st

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

  • China
  • Sierra Leone
0.0050.010.0150.02196119902019

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0157 units per square kilometre against 0.0153 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 117 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0156 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0081 units per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0187 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0167 units per square kilometre 0.0082 units per square kilometre 0.0085 units per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0152 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.016 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone?
China, at 0.0157 units per square kilometre against 0.0153 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between China and Sierra Leone?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Sierra Leone rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
China ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st 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.