South America vs USSR: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4)
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) over time
- South America
- USSR
How they compare
South America currently reports 27,253 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR, a difference of 17,475 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.8 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 6th and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,320 kt | 8,129 kt | 2,191 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 13,166 kt | 9,273 kt | 3,893 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 15,749 kt | 10,060 kt | 5,689 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 17,092 kt | 9,878 kt | 7,214 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions, South America or USSR?
- South America, at 27,253 kt against 9,778 kt in USSR as of 2050.
- What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions between South America and USSR?
- 17,475 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do South America and USSR rank globally for enteric fermentation — emissions?
- South America ranks 6th and USSR ranks 6th of 33 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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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