India vs Southern Asia: Rice — Rice cultivation

India
3,595 kt
in 2050
Southern Asia
5,481 kt
in 2050
India rank
3rd
Southern Asia rank
5th

Rice — Rice cultivation over time

  • India
  • Southern Asia
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196120052050

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 5,481 kt against 3,595 kt in India, a difference of 1,886 kt.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.5 times India's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 115 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 3,806 kt 5,204 kt 1,399 kt Southern Asia
1970s 4,079 kt 5,626 kt 1,547 kt Southern Asia
1980s 4,291 kt 5,955 kt 1,664 kt Southern Asia
1990s 4,561 kt 6,278 kt 1,717 kt Southern Asia
2000s 4,583 kt 6,411 kt 1,828 kt Southern Asia
2010s 4,613 kt 6,552 kt 1,939 kt Southern Asia
2020s 4,954 kt 7,040 kt 2,086 kt Southern Asia
2030s 3,564 kt 5,455 kt 1,891 kt Southern Asia
2050s 3,595 kt 5,481 kt 1,887 kt Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — rice cultivation, India or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 5,481 kt against 3,595 kt in India as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice — rice cultivation between India and Southern Asia?
1,886 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for rice — rice cultivation?
India ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,966 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).