Asia vs USSR: Energy — Emissions

Asia
21.41 million kt
in 2023
USSR
3.49 million kt
in 1991
Asia rank
1st
USSR rank
4th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Asia
  • USSR
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 21.41 million kt against 3.49 million kt in USSR, a difference of 17.91 million kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 6.1 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Asia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 4th of 20 regions.

Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.44 million kt 1.87 million kt 434,930 kt USSR
1970s 3.12 million kt 2.89 million kt 230,555 kt Asia
1980s 4.63 million kt 3.70 million kt 929,098 kt Asia
1990s 6.26 million kt 3.56 million kt 2.71 million kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Asia or USSR?
Asia, at 21.41 million kt against 3.49 million kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Asia and USSR?
17.91 million 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 energy — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 4th of 20 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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