Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Myanmar
0.0434 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0561 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0561 kt per square kilometre against 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0127 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0312 kt per square kilometre | 0.0379 kt per square kilometre | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.0474 kt per square kilometre | 0.05 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.046 kt per square kilometre | 0.054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0561 kt per square kilometre against 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0127 kt per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 9th 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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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.