Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square
Sri Lanka
0.0561 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0981 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Thailand rank
4th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.0981 kt per square kilometre against 0.0561 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.042 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.7 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | 0.0581 kt per square kilometre | 0.0332 kt per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | 0.069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0348 kt per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0379 kt per square kilometre | 0.0828 kt per square kilometre | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0813 kt per square kilometre | 0.0433 kt per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.09 kt per square kilometre | 0.0487 kt per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.05 kt per square kilometre | 0.0962 kt per square kilometre | 0.0462 kt per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0975 kt per square kilometre | 0.0436 kt per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.0981 kt per square kilometre against 0.0561 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0.042 kt per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 4th 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.