Cambodia vs Sri Lanka: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Cambodia
0.0891 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0561 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
6th

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sri Lanka
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.0891 kt per square kilometre against 0.0561 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.033 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.6 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Cambodia ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0547 kt per square kilometre 0.0249 kt per square kilometre 0.0298 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
1970s 0.029 kt per square kilometre 0.0341 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0371 kt per square kilometre 0.0379 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0454 kt per square kilometre 0.038 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2000s 0.057 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0156 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2010s 0.0757 kt per square kilometre 0.05 kt per square kilometre 0.0257 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2020s 0.0846 kt per square kilometre 0.054 kt per square kilometre 0.0306 kt per square kilometre Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Cambodia or Sri Lanka?
Cambodia, at 0.0891 kt per square kilometre against 0.0561 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
0.033 kt per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.