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

Laos
0.0093 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Sierra Leone
0.0153 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Laos rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
21st

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

  • Laos
  • Sierra Leone
0.0050.010.0150.02196119902019

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0153 units per square kilometre against 0.0093 units per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.006 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Laos
1970s 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0078 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0082 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.009 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 0.0067 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, Laos or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0153 units per square kilometre against 0.0093 units per square kilometre in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Laos and Sierra Leone?
0.006 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Laos ranks 24th 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.