Energy — Emissions in USSR

USSR: Energy — Emissions was 3.49 million kt in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
3.49 million kt
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
4th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.95 million kt
in 1988
All-time low
1.49 million kt
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Energy — Emissions in USSR, 1961–1991

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1961197619911961: 1.5M kt1962: 1.6M kt1963: 1.7M kt1964: 1.8M kt1965: 1.9M kt1966: 2.0M kt1967: 2.1M kt1968: 2.1M kt1969: 2.2M kt1970: 2.4M kt1971: 2.5M kt1972: 2.6M kt1973: 2.7M kt1974: 2.8M kt1975: 3.0M kt1976: 3.1M kt1977: 3.2M kt1978: 3.3M kt1979: 3.4M kt1980: 3.5M kt1981: 3.4M kt1982: 3.5M kt1983: 3.5M kt1984: 3.6M kt1985: 3.9M kt1986: 3.9M kt1987: 3.9M kt1988: 3.9M kt1989: 3.9M kt1990: 3.6M kt1991: 3.5M kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions in USSR is 3.49 million kt, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in USSR peaked at 3.95 million kt in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million kt, in 1961.

USSR ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.87 million kt 1.49 million kt 2.23 million kt 9
1970s 2.89 million kt 2.36 million kt 3.37 million kt 10
1980s 3.70 million kt 3.43 million kt 3.95 million kt 10
1990s 3.56 million kt 3.49 million kt 3.62 million kt 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 China (People's Republic of) 11.38 million kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 11.10 million kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 10.75 million kt compare
  4. 5 India 2.91 million kt compare
  5. 6 Russian Federation 2.04 million kt
  6. 7 Japan 957,000 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in USSR?
Energy — emissions in USSR was 3.49 million kt in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 3.95 million kt in 1988.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million kt in 1961.
How does USSR rank for energy — emissions?
USSR ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 1991.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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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