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

Myanmar
0.0465 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Sri Lanka
0.0462 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Myanmar rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
0.020.030.040.050.06196119902019

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.0465 units per square kilometre against 0.0462 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 117 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0315 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Myanmar
1970s 0.0323 units per square kilometre 0.0341 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0312 units per square kilometre 0.0379 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0365 units per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0483 units per square kilometre 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 0.0476 units per square kilometre 0.0502 units per square kilometre 0.0026 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, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
Myanmar, at 0.0465 units per square kilometre against 0.0462 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Myanmar ranks 7th 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.