United States vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
United States currently reports 9,566 kt against 4,252 kt in USSR, a difference of 5,314 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 232 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 | 3,739 kt | 3,236 kt | 503.47 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 4,489 kt | 3,866 kt | 623.58 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 5,069 kt | 4,218 kt | 851.74 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 5,644 kt | 4,294 kt | 1,351 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, United States or USSR?
- United States, at 9,566 kt against 4,252 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between United States and USSR?
- 5,314 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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