Saudi Arabia vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions

Saudi Arabia
89,500 kt
in 2023
USSR
152,502 kt
in 1991
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
USSR rank
5th

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • USSR
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 152,502 kt against 89,500 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 63,002 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 462 kt 118,663 kt 118,201 kt USSR
1970s 1,562 kt 148,586 kt 147,024 kt USSR
1980s 8,310 kt 161,508 kt 153,198 kt USSR
1990s 13,400 kt 155,856 kt 142,456 kt USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Saudi Arabia or USSR?
USSR, at 152,502 kt against 89,500 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 1991.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Saudi Arabia and USSR?
63,002 kt, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Saudi Arabia and USSR rank globally for ippu — emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 201 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