Spain vs United States: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square

Spain
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0012 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
45th
United States rank
48th

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time

  • Spain
  • United States
0.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0012 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

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

Spain ranks 45th and United States ranks 48th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, Spain or United States?
Spain, at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0012 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between Spain and United States?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
Spain ranks 45th and United States ranks 48th 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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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) 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.