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

Nigeria
0.0178 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Sierra Leone
0.0153 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria rank
18th
Sierra Leone rank
21st

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

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0178 units per square kilometre against 0.0153 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0025 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nigeria ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0082 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 0.0044 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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 0.0178 units per square kilometre against 0.0153 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.0025 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Nigeria ranks 18th 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.