United States vs USSR: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
United States currently reports 169.04 kt against 122.23 kt in USSR, a difference of 46.81 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 7th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.06 kt | 35.49 kt | 39.57 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 134.06 kt | 103.01 kt | 31.06 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 153.31 kt | 160.26 kt | 6.94 kt | USSR |
| 1990s | 161.17 kt | 129.77 kt | 31.4 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, United States or USSR?
- United States, at 169.04 kt against 122.23 kt in USSR as of 2050.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions between United States and USSR?
- 46.81 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 synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions?
- United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 7th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O). 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