China, mainland vs USSR: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China, mainland
411,509 kt
in 2050
USSR
311,040 kt
in 1991
China, mainland rank
5th
USSR rank
6th

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

  • China, mainland
  • USSR
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196120052050

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 411,509 kt against 311,040 kt in USSR, a difference of 100,469 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.3 times USSR's.

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

China, mainland ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 126,974 kt 257,076 kt 130,101 kt USSR
1970s 156,036 kt 294,727 kt 138,691 kt USSR
1980s 178,802 kt 319,661 kt 140,860 kt USSR
1990s 214,176 kt 314,159 kt 99,983 kt USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or USSR?
China, mainland, at 411,509 kt against 311,040 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and USSR?
100,469 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China, mainland and USSR rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China, mainland vs USSR: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/emissions-from-livestock-emissions-co2eq-from-ch4-ar5-fao-tier-1/china-mainland/ussr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/emissions-from-livestock-emissions-co2eq-from-ch4-ar5-fao-tier-1/china-mainland/ussr/">China, mainland vs USSR: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Emissions from livestock — 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
247 places, 14,675 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