Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre

Philippines
0.0054 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
2nd
Sri Lanka rank
5th

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

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.0054 kt per square kilometre against 0.002 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0034 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 2.7 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Philippines ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Philippines
1970s 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 0.0052 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Philippines, at 0.0054 kt per square kilometre against 0.002 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
0.0034 kt per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 5th 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.