Thailand vs Vietnam: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Thailand
0.0981 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.1122 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
4th
Vietnam rank
3rd

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

  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.1122 kt per square kilometre against 0.0981 kt per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.0141 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

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

Thailand ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0581 kt per square kilometre 0.073 kt per square kilometre 0.0148 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1970s 0.069 kt per square kilometre 0.0775 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1980s 0.0828 kt per square kilometre 0.0864 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1990s 0.0813 kt per square kilometre 0.103 kt per square kilometre 0.0217 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 0.09 kt per square kilometre 0.1178 kt per square kilometre 0.0277 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 0.0962 kt per square kilometre 0.1213 kt per square kilometre 0.0251 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 0.0975 kt per square kilometre 0.1129 kt per square kilometre 0.0154 kt per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Thailand or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.1122 kt per square kilometre against 0.0981 kt per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Thailand and Vietnam?
0.0141 kt per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.