China vs Pakistan: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.0153 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.0185 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Pakistan rank
16th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0185 kt per square kilometre against 0.0153 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0032 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.0185 kt per square kilometre against 0.0153 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Pakistan?
- 0.0032 kt per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Pakistan rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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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About this data
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.