Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), United States or USSR?

United States, at 17,632 kt against 16,875 kt in USSR as of 2023.

What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between United States and USSR?

757 kt, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

United States vs USSR: Other — Emissions (CO2eq)

United States

17,632 kt

in 2023

USSR

16,875 kt

in 1991

United States rank

5th

USSR rank

6th

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

United States currently reports 17,632 kt against 16,875 kt in USSR, a difference of 757 kt.

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

United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 228 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	26,397 kt	9,865 kt	16,532 kt	United States
1970s	33,706 kt	11,958 kt	21,748 kt	United States
1980s	35,228 kt	15,579 kt	19,649 kt	United States
1990s	35,890 kt	17,065 kt	18,825 kt	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), United States or USSR?: United States, at 17,632 kt against 16,875 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between United States and USSR?: 757 kt, with United States 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 other — emissions (co2eq)?: United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 228 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: 261 places, 15,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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