United States vs USSR: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions

United States
7,675 kt
in 2023
USSR
11,489 kt
in 1991
United States rank
7th
USSR rank
6th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions over time

  • United States
  • USSR
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 11,489 kt against 7,675 kt in United States, a difference of 3,814 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 7th and USSR ranks 6th of 260 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 8,978 kt 9,328 kt 350.32 kt USSR
1970s 9,328 kt 10,738 kt 1,410 kt USSR
1980s 8,635 kt 11,668 kt 3,034 kt USSR
1990s 7,891 kt 11,604 kt 3,712 kt USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions, United States or USSR?
USSR, at 11,489 kt against 7,675 kt in United States as of 1991.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions between United States and USSR?
3,814 kt, with USSR 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 ipcc agriculture — emissions?
United States ranks 7th and USSR ranks 6th of 260 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
294 places, 16,199 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