China, mainland vs USSR: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions

China, mainland
108.55 kt
in 2023
USSR
67.53 kt
in 1991
China, mainland rank
3rd
USSR rank
6th

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • USSR
406080100196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 108.55 kt against 67.53 kt in USSR, a difference of 41.02 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.6 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 43.21 kt 57.5 kt 14.3 kt USSR
1970s 54.29 kt 65.58 kt 11.28 kt USSR
1980s 65.06 kt 70.23 kt 5.17 kt USSR
1990s 78.09 kt 69.31 kt 8.78 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — indirect emissions, China, mainland or USSR?
China, mainland, at 108.55 kt against 67.53 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — indirect emissions between China, mainland and USSR?
41.02 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China, mainland and USSR rank globally for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf