South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass
South Africa
0.1421 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.167 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.167 t per square kilometre against 0.1421 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0249 t per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South Africa ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 93 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0797 t per square kilometre | 0.0605 t per square kilometre | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1035 t per square kilometre | 0.0513 t per square kilometre | 0.0522 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1389 t per square kilometre | 0.1678 t per square kilometre | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1533 t per square kilometre | 0.2313 t per square kilometre | 0.078 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1666 t per square kilometre | 0.1696 t per square kilometre | 0.003 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1412 t per square kilometre | 0.1759 t per square kilometre | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1356 t per square kilometre | 0.1578 t per square kilometre | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.167 t per square kilometre against 0.1421 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0249 t per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
- South Africa ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.