United States vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions
IPPU — Emissions over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 152,502 kt against 137,000 kt in United States, a difference of 15,502 kt.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 6th and USSR ranks 5th of 232 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104,767 kt | 118,663 kt | 13,896 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 115,890 kt | 148,586 kt | 32,696 kt | USSR |
| 1980s | 106,790 kt | 161,508 kt | 54,718 kt | USSR |
| 1990s | 113,000 kt | 155,856 kt | 42,856 kt | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, United States or USSR?
- USSR, at 152,502 kt against 137,000 kt in United States as of 1991.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between United States and USSR?
- 15,502 kt, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do United States and USSR rank globally for ippu — emissions?
- United States ranks 6th 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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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