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
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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About this data
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.