India vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
India
0.0552 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0683 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
5th
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0683 kt per square kilometre against 0.0552 kt per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0131 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 122 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 kt per square kilometre | 0.0292 kt per square kilometre | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | 0.0399 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0443 kt per square kilometre | 0.0463 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0487 kt per square kilometre | 0.0546 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0499 kt per square kilometre | 0.063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0541 kt per square kilometre | 0.0676 kt per square kilometre | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0683 kt per square kilometre against 0.0552 kt per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0131 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 — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.