United States vs USSR: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

United States
36,040 kt
in 2023
USSR
18,635 kt
in 1991
United States rank
5th
USSR rank
6th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • United States
  • USSR
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 36,040 kt against 18,635 kt in USSR, a difference of 17,405 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times USSR's.

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

United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th 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 25,481 kt 15,748 kt 9,733 kt United States
1970s 29,529 kt 17,923 kt 11,606 kt United States
1980s 33,628 kt 21,435 kt 12,194 kt United States
1990s 40,412 kt 18,922 kt 21,491 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, United States or USSR?
United States, at 36,040 kt against 18,635 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between United States and USSR?
17,405 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 n2o?
United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 15,109 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