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

Asia, at 48,384 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR as of 2050.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia 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.

Asia vs USSR: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions

Asia

48,384 kt

in 2050

USSR

9,778 kt

in 1991

Asia rank

3rd

USSR rank

6th

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions over time

Asia
USSR

How they compare

Asia currently reports 48,384 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR, a difference of 38,606 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 4.9 times USSR's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19,802 kt	8,129 kt	11,673 kt	Asia
1970s	21,911 kt	9,273 kt	12,638 kt	Asia
1980s	25,046 kt	10,060 kt	14,986 kt	Asia
1990s	27,646 kt	9,878 kt	17,768 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions, Asia or USSR?: Asia, at 48,384 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions between Asia and USSR?: 38,606 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Asia and USSR rank globally for enteric fermentation — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd 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