India vs Sri Lanka: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
India
0.0017 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.002 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 India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0003 kt 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 cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th 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.