Africa vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Africa
- USSR
How they compare
Africa currently reports 460,642 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR, a difference of 143,456 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Africa ranks 8th and USSR ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216,990 kt | 218,627 kt | 1,637 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 341,315 kt | 222,122 kt | 119,193 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 341,853 kt | 287,297 kt | 54,556 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 415,120 kt | 329,855 kt | 85,266 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or USSR?
- Africa, at 460,642 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and USSR?
- 143,456 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Africa and USSR rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 8th 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) from CH4 (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