India vs Sri Lanka: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square
India
0.0475 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0561 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0561 kt per square kilometre against 0.0475 kt per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0086 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | 0.0379 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.043 kt per square kilometre | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0432 kt per square kilometre | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | 0.05 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | 0.054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0561 kt per square kilometre against 0.0475 kt per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0086 kt per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- India ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th 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.