Europe vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions

Europe
281,736 kt
in 2023
USSR
152,502 kt
in 1991
Europe rank
7th
USSR rank
5th

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • Europe
  • USSR
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k196119922023

How they compare

Europe currently reports 281,736 kt against 152,502 kt in USSR, a difference of 129,234 kt.

That makes Europe's figure about 1.8 times USSR's.

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

Europe ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 32 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 358,319 kt 118,663 kt 239,656 kt Europe
1970s 425,831 kt 148,586 kt 277,245 kt Europe
1980s 418,990 kt 161,508 kt 257,482 kt Europe
1990s 382,832 kt 155,856 kt 226,977 kt Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Europe or USSR?
Europe, at 281,736 kt against 152,502 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Europe and USSR?
129,234 kt, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Europe and USSR rank globally for ippu — emissions?
Europe ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 32 regions.
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

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
253 places, 14,574 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