China vs Pakistan: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square
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) from CH4 (AR5), per square 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square, 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- China ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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.