China, mainland vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- China, mainland
- USSR
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 742,000 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR, a difference of 424,814 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 229 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,133 kt | 218,627 kt | 80,494 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 214,060 kt | 222,122 kt | 8,062 kt | USSR |
| 1980s | 298,200 kt | 287,297 kt | 10,903 kt | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 354,200 kt | 329,855 kt | 24,345 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or USSR?
- China, mainland, at 742,000 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and USSR?
- 424,814 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do China, mainland and USSR rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 229 countries.
- 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