OECD vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions

OECD
522,005 kt
in 2023
USSR
152,502 kt
in 1991
OECD rank
3rd
USSR rank
5th

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • OECD
  • USSR
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 522,005 kt against 152,502 kt in USSR, a difference of 369,503 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.4 times USSR's.

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

OECD ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 5th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 387,963 kt 118,663 kt 269,300 kt OECD
1970s 474,013 kt 148,586 kt 325,427 kt OECD
1980s 457,678 kt 161,508 kt 296,170 kt OECD
1990s 482,321 kt 155,856 kt 326,466 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, OECD or USSR?
OECD, at 522,005 kt against 152,502 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between OECD and USSR?
369,503 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do OECD and USSR rank globally for ippu — emissions?
OECD ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 5th of 197 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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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