Cambodia vs India: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Cambodia
0.0032 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0017 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
5th
India rank
7th

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • India
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.0032 kt per square kilometre against 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0015 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.9 times India's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 5th and India ranks 7th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
1970s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2000s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2010s 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2020s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Cambodia or India?
Cambodia, at 0.0032 kt per square kilometre against 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Cambodia and India?
0.0015 kt per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and India rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 5th and India ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice Cultivation — 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.