Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per

Pakistan
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0009 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
18th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
00.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0009 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Pakistan ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0009 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
Pakistan ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.