Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
8th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.0019 kt per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.001 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0015 kt per square kilometre for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Myanmar ranks 8th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -8.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0015 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 66.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0015 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 5 Sri Lanka 0.002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 6 India 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 7 Gambia 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
- 9 Indonesia 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Guinea 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 8th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Rice cultivation Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.