India vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre

India
845.73 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
924.09 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 924.09 kg per square kilometre against 845.73 kg per square kilometre in India, a difference of 78.36 kg per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 23 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 102 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 372.28 kg per square kilometre 292.64 kg per square kilometre 79.63 kg per square kilometre India
1970s 423.27 kg per square kilometre 405.07 kg per square kilometre 18.2 kg per square kilometre India
1980s 494.87 kg per square kilometre 530.69 kg per square kilometre 35.82 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 590.37 kg per square kilometre 553.99 kg per square kilometre 36.38 kg per square kilometre India
2000s 627.33 kg per square kilometre 651.83 kg per square kilometre 24.5 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 702.98 kg per square kilometre 819.4 kg per square kilometre 116.43 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 816.62 kg per square kilometre 913.96 kg per square kilometre 97.34 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 924.09 kg per square kilometre against 845.73 kg per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
78.36 kg per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
India ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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.