Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: All Crops — Crops total (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
0.002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 25.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all crops — crops total (emissions ch4), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in all crops — crops total (emissions ch4), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0019 kt per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for all crops — crops total (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as All Crops — Crops total (Emissions CH4), 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
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions CH4) 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.