OECD vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- OECD
- USSR
How they compare
OECD currently reports 660,425 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR, a difference of 343,239 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 5th of 229 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 742,785 kt | 218,627 kt | 524,158 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 786,487 kt | 222,122 kt | 564,365 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 737,874 kt | 287,297 kt | 450,577 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 683,794 kt | 329,855 kt | 353,940 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, OECD or USSR?
- OECD, at 660,425 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between OECD and USSR?
- 343,239 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do OECD and USSR rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- OECD ranks 3rd 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