Which has higher ippu — emissions, Americas or USSR?

Americas, at 284,338 kt against 152,502 kt in USSR as of 2023.

What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Americas and USSR?

131,836 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.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)

Americas

284,338 kt

in 2023

USSR

152,502 kt

in 1991

Americas rank

7th

USSR rank

5th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time

Americas
USSR

How they compare

Americas currently reports 284,338 kt against 152,502 kt in USSR, a difference of 131,836 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.9 times USSR's.

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

Americas ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	143,911 kt	118,663 kt	25,248 kt	Americas
1970s	176,647 kt	148,586 kt	28,062 kt	Americas
1980s	189,472 kt	161,508 kt	27,964 kt	Americas
1990s	204,396 kt	155,856 kt	48,540 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Americas or USSR?: Americas, at 284,338 kt against 152,502 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Americas and USSR?: 131,836 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 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 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