China vs USSR: IPPU — Emissions

China
51.28 kt
in 2023
USSR
84.85 kt
in 1991
China rank
6th
USSR rank
3rd

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • China
  • USSR
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 84.85 kt against 51.28 kt in China, a difference of 33.57 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.7 times China's.

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

China ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 229 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 28.24 kt 132.37 kt 104.12 kt USSR
1970s 50.28 kt 183.27 kt 132.99 kt USSR
1980s 62.75 kt 154.87 kt 92.13 kt USSR
1990s 59.06 kt 85.19 kt 26.14 kt USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, China or USSR?
USSR, at 84.85 kt against 51.28 kt in China as of 1991.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China and USSR?
33.57 kt, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China and USSR rank globally for ippu — emissions?
China ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 15,109 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