China vs Laos: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
China
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Laos rank
22nd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Laos
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Laos's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and Laos ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, China or Laos?
- China, at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between China and Laos?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Laos rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 19th and Laos ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.