India vs Nepal: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square
India
8.85 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
5.52 t per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
6th
Nepal rank
8th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 8.85 t per square kilometre against 5.52 t per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 3.33 t per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Nepal's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Nepal ranks 8th of 120 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 t per square kilometre | 4.3 t per square kilometre | 2.37 t per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 7.15 t per square kilometre | 4.73 t per square kilometre | 2.42 t per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 7.52 t per square kilometre | 5.22 t per square kilometre | 2.3 t per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 7.99 t per square kilometre | 5.64 t per square kilometre | 2.35 t per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 8.03 t per square kilometre | 5.86 t per square kilometre | 2.17 t per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 8.08 t per square kilometre | 5.64 t per square kilometre | 2.44 t per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 8.68 t per square kilometre | 5.6 t per square kilometre | 3.08 t per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square, India or Nepal?
- India, at 8.85 t per square kilometre against 5.52 t per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square between India and Nepal?
- 3.33 t per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?
- India ranks 6th and Nepal ranks 8th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.