China vs Laos: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square
China
0.0153 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.0104 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Laos rank
22nd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time
- China
- Laos
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0153 kt per square kilometre against 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.0049 kt per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Laos's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and Laos ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, China or Laos?
- China, at 0.0153 kt per square kilometre against 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between China and Laos?
- 0.0049 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Laos rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- China ranks 19th and Laos ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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.