South America vs USSR: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

South America
699,248 kt
in 2023
USSR
321,695 kt
in 1991
South America rank
9th
USSR rank
6th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • South America
  • USSR
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How they compare

South America currently reports 699,248 kt against 321,695 kt in USSR, a difference of 377,553 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 2.2 times USSR's.

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

South America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 6th of 32 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 310,853 kt 261,184 kt 49,669 kt South America
1970s 396,059 kt 300,676 kt 95,384 kt South America
1980s 472,900 kt 326,715 kt 146,185 kt South America
1990s 519,349 kt 324,901 kt 194,448 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, South America or USSR?
South America, at 699,248 kt against 321,695 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between South America and USSR?
377,553 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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
South America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,374 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