Africa vs USSR: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Africa
4,239 kt
in 2050
USSR
1,637 kt
in 1991
Africa rank
8th
USSR rank
6th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Africa
  • USSR
2.0k3.0k4.0k196120052050

How they compare

Africa currently reports 4,239 kt against 1,637 kt in USSR, a difference of 2,602 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 2.6 times USSR's.

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

Africa ranks 8th and USSR ranks 6th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1,661 kt 2,400 kt 739.08 kt USSR
1970s 1,859 kt 2,124 kt 265.8 kt USSR
1980s 2,094 kt 1,908 kt 185.98 kt Africa
1990s 2,459 kt 1,667 kt 792.51 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or USSR?
Africa, at 4,239 kt against 1,637 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and USSR?
2,602 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Africa and USSR rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Africa ranks 8th and USSR ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

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