Which has higher ippu — emissions, Americas or USSR?

Americas, at 70.05 kt against 20.22 kt in USSR as of 2023.

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 IPPU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions

Americas

70.05 kt

in 2023

USSR

20.22 kt

in 1991

Americas rank

5th

USSR rank

8th

IPPU — Emissions over time

Americas
USSR

How they compare

Americas currently reports 70.05 kt against 20.22 kt in USSR, a difference of 49.83 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.5 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Americas ranks 5th and USSR ranks 8th of 12 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	30.84 kt	42.41 kt	11.57 kt	USSR
1970s	37.04 kt	30.85 kt	6.19 kt	Americas
1980s	36.71 kt	23.4 kt	13.31 kt	Americas
1990s	39.87 kt	21.04 kt	18.83 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Americas or USSR?: Americas, at 70.05 kt against 20.22 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Americas and USSR?: 49.83 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 ippu — emissions?: Americas ranks 5th and USSR ranks 8th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — 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: IPPU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 173 places, 9,847 data points, 1961–2023
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