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

Asia, at 53,345 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR as of 2050.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia 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.

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

Asia

53,345 kt

in 2050

USSR

11,109 kt

in 1991

Asia rank

3rd

USSR rank

6th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) over time

Asia
USSR

How they compare

Asia currently reports 53,345 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR, a difference of 42,236 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 4.8 times USSR's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21,467 kt	9,181 kt	12,286 kt	Asia
1970s	23,983 kt	10,526 kt	13,457 kt	Asia
1980s	27,539 kt	11,416 kt	16,122 kt	Asia
1990s	30,434 kt	11,220 kt	19,214 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Asia or USSR?: Asia, at 53,345 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Asia and USSR?: 42,236 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Asia and USSR rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd 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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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