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

Japan
0.0246 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria
0.0178 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan rank
15th
Nigeria rank
18th

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

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0246 units per square kilometre against 0.0178 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0068 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.052 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0513 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0428 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0419 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0359 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0332 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0323 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0263 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0269 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0192 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Japan or Nigeria?
Japan, at 0.0246 units per square kilometre against 0.0178 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Japan and Nigeria?
0.0068 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Japan ranks 15th 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.