Cambodia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre

Cambodia
0.0032 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.0032 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0031 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 42.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Cambodia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
1970s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
1980s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
1990s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2000s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2010s 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre Cambodia
2020s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre, Cambodia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cambodia, at 0.0032 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre between Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0031 kt per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) 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.