Northern America vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Northern America
- USSR
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 5.74 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR, a difference of 1.91 million kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 million kt | 2.11 million kt | 1.93 million kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 5.45 million kt | 3.13 million kt | 2.32 million kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 5.47 million kt | 4.01 million kt | 1.46 million kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 5.70 million kt | 3.91 million kt | 1.80 million kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Northern America or USSR?
- Northern America, at 5.74 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Northern America and USSR?
- 1.91 million kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern America ranks 7th 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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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