China vs USSR: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq)

China
73,956 kt
in 2023
USSR
38,045 kt
in 1991
China rank
2nd
USSR rank
5th

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China
  • USSR
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 73,956 kt against 38,045 kt in USSR, a difference of 35,911 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times USSR's.

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

China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 10,234 kt 19,943 kt 9,709 kt USSR
1970s 20,057 kt 36,118 kt 16,061 kt USSR
1980s 40,682 kt 47,310 kt 6,629 kt USSR
1990s 53,074 kt 41,131 kt 11,943 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq), China or USSR?
China, at 73,956 kt against 38,045 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) between China and USSR?
35,911 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China and USSR rank globally for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.