Vietnam vs World: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Vietnam
0.004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • Vietnam
  • World
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0038 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 20.9 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Vietnam ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 111 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vietnam World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1970s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1980s 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1990s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Vietnam or World?
Vietnam, at 0.004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Vietnam and World?
0.0038 kt per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Vietnam and World rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Vietnam ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.