Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Americas or USSR?

Americas, at 7.55 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR as of 2023.

What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and USSR?

3.72 million 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Americas

7.55 million kt

in 2023

USSR

3.83 million kt

in 1991

Americas rank

6th

USSR rank

5th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Americas
USSR

How they compare

Americas currently reports 7.55 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR, a difference of 3.72 million kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

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

Americas ranks 6th and USSR ranks 5th 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	4.52 million kt	2.11 million kt	2.41 million kt	Americas
1970s	6.20 million kt	3.13 million kt	3.08 million kt	Americas
1980s	6.47 million kt	4.01 million kt	2.47 million kt	Americas
1990s	6.81 million kt	3.91 million kt	2.90 million kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Americas or USSR?: Americas, at 7.55 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and USSR?: 3.72 million 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 energy — emissions (co2eq)?: Americas ranks 6th and USSR ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
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