Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square
Sri Lanka
10.34 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.4094 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.34 t per square kilometre against 0.4094 t per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.93 t 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 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 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 | 4.59 t per square kilometre | 0.078 t per square kilometre | 4.51 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.28 t per square kilometre | 0.1018 t per square kilometre | 6.18 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.98 t per square kilometre | 0.1296 t per square kilometre | 6.85 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 7 t per square kilometre | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | 6.83 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7.62 t per square kilometre | 0.2026 t per square kilometre | 7.42 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.21 t per square kilometre | 0.3037 t per square kilometre | 8.9 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 9.94 t per square kilometre | 0.3781 t per square kilometre | 9.56 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.34 t per square kilometre against 0.4094 t per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.93 t 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 rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.