Northern America vs USSR: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Northern America
18,720 kt
in 2050
USSR
6,336 kt
in 1991
Northern America rank
14th
USSR rank
17th

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Northern America
  • USSR
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196120052050

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 18,720 kt against 6,336 kt in USSR, a difference of 12,384 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 3.0 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 14th and USSR ranks 17th of 32 groups.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 10,308 kt 4,109 kt 6,199 kt Northern America
1970s 12,456 kt 5,949 kt 6,507 kt Northern America
1980s 14,539 kt 7,054 kt 7,485 kt Northern America
1990s 14,538 kt 6,423 kt 8,114 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Northern America or USSR?
Northern America, at 18,720 kt against 6,336 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Northern America and USSR?
12,384 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Northern America ranks 14th and USSR ranks 17th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions from crops — 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