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

North Korea
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria
0.0178 units per square kilometre
in 2019
North Korea rank
17th
Nigeria rank
18th

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

  • North Korea
  • Nigeria
00.010.020.03196119902019

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0193 units per square kilometre against 0.0178 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0198 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0191 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 0.0248 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0238 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.0267 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0241 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.0244 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0184 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.0238 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0212 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, North Korea or Nigeria?
North Korea, at 0.0193 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 North Korea and Nigeria?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Nigeria rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
North Korea ranks 17th 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.