USSR vs World: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- USSR
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 118,295 kt against 11,328 kt in USSR, a difference of 106,967 kt.
That makes World's figure about 10.4 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 199 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,808 kt | 61,937 kt | 54,129 kt | World |
| 1970s | 7,933 kt | 77,353 kt | 69,420 kt | World |
| 1980s | 10,261 kt | 79,580 kt | 69,319 kt | World |
| 1990s | 11,781 kt | 86,099 kt | 74,318 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, USSR or World?
- World, at 118,295 kt against 11,328 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between USSR and World?
- 106,967 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and World?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do USSR and World rank globally for energy — emissions?
- USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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