United States vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
United States currently reports 428,400 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR, a difference of 111,214 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 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 229 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 | 333,107 kt | 218,627 kt | 114,479 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 381,640 kt | 222,122 kt | 159,518 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 379,400 kt | 287,297 kt | 92,103 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 375,200 kt | 329,855 kt | 45,345 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, United States or USSR?
- United States, at 428,400 kt against 317,186 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between United States and USSR?
- 111,214 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) from ch4?
- United States ranks 4th 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