USSR vs World: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)

USSR
3.83 million kt
in 1991
World
38.79 million kt
in 2023
USSR rank
4th
World rank
1st

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • USSR
  • World
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

How they compare

World currently reports 38.79 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR, a difference of 34.96 million kt.

That makes World's figure about 10.1 times USSR's.

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

USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 200 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 2.11 million kt 12.82 million kt 10.71 million kt World
1970s 3.13 million kt 18.92 million kt 15.79 million kt World
1980s 4.01 million kt 21.98 million kt 17.98 million kt World
1990s 3.91 million kt 23.89 million kt 19.99 million kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), USSR or World?
World, at 38.79 million kt against 3.83 million kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between USSR and World?
34.96 million 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 (co2eq)?
USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 200 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

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
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