How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?

61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs Nepal: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation

South Korea

150.69

in 2050

Nepal

156.84

in 2050

South Korea rank

21st

Nepal rank

19th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation over time

South Korea
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 156.84 against 150.69 in South Korea, a difference of 6.15.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 19th of 118 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	249.25	117.16	132.08	South Korea
1970s	254.02	128.69	125.33	South Korea
1980s	259.48	142.2	117.28	South Korea
1990s	233.75	152.13	81.62	South Korea
2000s	209.4	160.87	48.53	South Korea
2010s	168.91	154.14	14.78	South Korea
2030s	186.39	162.68	23.72	South Korea
2050s	150.69	156.84	6.15	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, South Korea or Nepal?: Nepal, at 156.84 against 150.69 in South Korea as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation between South Korea and Nepal?: 6.15, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation?: South Korea ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 19th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 118 places, 6,718 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).