Europe vs United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Europe
- United States
How they compare
Europe currently reports 281,736 kt against 137,000 kt in United States, a difference of 144,736 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.1 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 358,319 kt | 104,767 kt | 253,552 kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 425,831 kt | 115,890 kt | 309,941 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 418,990 kt | 106,790 kt | 312,200 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 314,767 kt | 123,600 kt | 191,167 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 332,314 kt | 118,950 kt | 213,364 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 310,252 kt | 118,800 kt | 191,452 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 300,744 kt | 136,000 kt | 164,744 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, Europe or United States?
- Europe, at 281,736 kt against 137,000 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Europe and United States?
- 144,736 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions?
- Europe ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th 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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About this data
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