Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square

Sri Lanka
0.0561 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.1122 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Vietnam rank
3rd

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Vietnam
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.1122 kt per square kilometre against 0.0561 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0561 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.0 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0249 kt per square kilometre 0.073 kt per square kilometre 0.048 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1970s 0.0341 kt per square kilometre 0.0775 kt per square kilometre 0.0434 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1980s 0.0379 kt per square kilometre 0.0864 kt per square kilometre 0.0485 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1990s 0.038 kt per square kilometre 0.103 kt per square kilometre 0.065 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.1178 kt per square kilometre 0.0764 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 0.05 kt per square kilometre 0.1213 kt per square kilometre 0.0713 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 0.054 kt per square kilometre 0.1129 kt per square kilometre 0.059 kt per square kilometre Vietnam

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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.1122 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 Vietnam?
0.0561 kt per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
Sri Lanka ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.