India vs Sri Lanka: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice

India
0.0435 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Sri Lanka
0.0462 units per square kilometre
in 2019
India rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
0.020.030.040.050.06196119902019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0462 units per square kilometre against 0.0435 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0027 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 117 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0358 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0109 units per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0384 units per square kilometre 0.0341 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0404 units per square kilometre 0.0379 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre India
1990s 0.043 units per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0432 units per square kilometre 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0434 units per square kilometre 0.0502 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, India or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0462 units per square kilometre against 0.0435 units per square kilometre in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between India and Sri Lanka?
0.0027 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
India ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.