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

Nigeria
0.0178 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Pakistan
0.0154 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria rank
18th
Pakistan rank
20th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
00.0050.010.0150.02196119902019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0178 units per square kilometre against 0.0154 units per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0024 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 20th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0053 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0051 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 0.0178 units per square kilometre against 0.0154 units per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Nigeria and Pakistan?
0.0024 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Nigeria ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 20th 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.