China, mainland vs USSR: Other — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
60,070 kt
in 2023
USSR
16,875 kt
in 1991
China, mainland rank
2nd
USSR rank
5th

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • USSR
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 60,070 kt against 16,875 kt in USSR, a difference of 43,195 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.6 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 6,042 kt 9,865 kt 3,823 kt USSR
1970s 39,045 kt 11,958 kt 27,087 kt China, mainland
1980s 42,654 kt 15,579 kt 27,076 kt China, mainland
1990s 44,594 kt 17,065 kt 27,529 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or USSR?
China, mainland, at 60,070 kt against 16,875 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and USSR?
43,195 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China, mainland and USSR rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,385 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