Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Americas or USSR?

Americas, at 41,659 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR as of 2050.

What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Americas and USSR?

30,550 kt, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs USSR: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4)

Americas

41,659 kt

in 2050

USSR

11,109 kt

in 1991

Americas rank

4th

USSR rank

6th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) over time

Americas
USSR

How they compare

Americas currently reports 41,659 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR, a difference of 30,550 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.8 times USSR's.

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

Americas ranks 4th and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,711 kt	9,181 kt	13,529 kt	Americas
1970s	26,368 kt	10,526 kt	15,842 kt	Americas
1980s	28,639 kt	11,416 kt	17,222 kt	Americas
1990s	29,320 kt	11,220 kt	18,100 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Americas or USSR?: Americas, at 41,659 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Americas and USSR?: 30,550 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Americas and USSR rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?: Americas ranks 4th and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). 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 livestock — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 261 places, 15,473 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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