Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions, Americas or USSR?

Americas, at 39,218 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR as of 2050.

What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions between Americas and USSR?

29,440 kt, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs USSR: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions

Americas

39,218 kt

in 2050

USSR

9,778 kt

in 1991

Americas rank

4th

USSR rank

6th

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions over time

Americas
USSR

How they compare

Americas currently reports 39,218 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR, a difference of 29,440 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.0 times USSR's.

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

Americas ranks 4th and USSR ranks 6th of 36 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	20,656 kt	8,129 kt	12,528 kt	Americas
1970s	24,400 kt	9,273 kt	15,127 kt	Americas
1980s	26,635 kt	10,060 kt	16,575 kt	Americas
1990s	27,361 kt	9,878 kt	17,483 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions, Americas or USSR?: Americas, at 39,218 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions between Americas and USSR?: 29,440 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Americas and USSR rank globally for enteric fermentation — emissions?: Americas ranks 4th and USSR ranks 6th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 246 places, 14,610 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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