United States vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.10 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR, a difference of 1.28 million kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 4th and USSR ranks 5th of 231 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.76 million kt | 2.11 million kt | 1.65 million kt | United States |
| 1970s | 5.02 million kt | 3.13 million kt | 1.90 million kt | United States |
| 1980s | 5.00 million kt | 4.01 million kt | 993,662 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 5.23 million kt | 3.91 million kt | 1.32 million kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), United States or USSR?
- United States, at 5.10 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between United States and USSR?
- 1.28 million kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do United States and USSR rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 4th and USSR ranks 5th of 231 countries.
- 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