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

Sri Lanka
0.0462 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Thailand
0.0852 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Thailand rank
5th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
0.020.040.060.080.1196119902019

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0852 units per square kilometre against 0.0462 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.039 units per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.8 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 8th and Thailand ranks 5th of 117 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0581 units per square kilometre 0.0332 units per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 0.0341 units per square kilometre 0.069 units per square kilometre 0.0348 units per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 0.0379 units per square kilometre 0.0828 units per square kilometre 0.0449 units per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.0813 units per square kilometre 0.0433 units per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.09 units per square kilometre 0.0487 units per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.0502 units per square kilometre 0.0961 units per square kilometre 0.0459 units per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.0852 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 Sri Lanka and Thailand?
0.039 units per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th and Thailand ranks 5th 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.