Thailand vs World: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre

Thailand
0.0035 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • Thailand
  • World
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0035 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0033 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 18.3 times World's.

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

Thailand ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre, Thailand or World?
Thailand, at 0.0035 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre between Thailand and World?
0.0033 kt per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Thailand and World rank globally for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.