Which has higher ippu — emissions, China, mainland or USSR?

China, mainland, at 1.18 million kt against 152,502 kt in USSR as of 2023.

What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China, mainland and USSR?

1.03 million kt, with China, mainland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland 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.

China, mainland vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions

China, mainland

1.18 million kt

in 2023

USSR

152,502 kt

in 1991

China, mainland rank

2nd

USSR rank

5th

IPPU — Emissions over time

China, mainland
USSR

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 1.18 million kt against 152,502 kt in USSR, a difference of 1.03 million kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 7.7 times USSR's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, mainland	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	30,256 kt	118,663 kt	88,407 kt	USSR
1970s	52,810 kt	148,586 kt	95,776 kt	USSR
1980s	112,480 kt	161,508 kt	49,028 kt	USSR
1990s	165,500 kt	155,856 kt	9,644 kt	China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, China, mainland or USSR?: China, mainland, at 1.18 million kt against 152,502 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China, mainland and USSR?: 1.03 million kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China, mainland and USSR rank globally for ippu — emissions?: China, mainland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 232 countries.
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: 17 September 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