Waste — Emissions in USSR

USSR: Waste — Emissions was 16.05 kt in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
16.05 kt
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
5th
of 197 countries
All-time high
16.84 kt
in 1989
All-time low
10.1 kt
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Waste — Emissions in USSR, 1961–1991

0510151961197619911961: 10.1 kt1962: 10.5 kt1963: 11 kt1964: 11.6 kt1965: 12.2 kt1966: 12.8 kt1967: 13.4 kt1968: 13.9 kt1969: 14.4 kt1970: 13.9 kt1971: 14 kt1972: 14.1 kt1973: 14.2 kt1974: 14.8 kt1975: 15 kt1976: 14.9 kt1977: 14.7 kt1978: 15 kt1979: 15.2 kt1980: 15.1 kt1981: 15.2 kt1982: 15.3 kt1983: 15.4 kt1984: 15.7 kt1985: 16.1 kt1986: 16.3 kt1987: 16.6 kt1988: 16.7 kt1989: 16.8 kt1990: 16.4 kt1991: 16 kt

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

Analysis

USSR recorded 16.05 kt for waste — emissions in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in USSR peaked at 16.84 kt in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10.1 kt, in 1961.

USSR ranks 5th 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 12.21 kt 10.1 kt 14.42 kt 9
1970s 14.59 kt 13.89 kt 15.23 kt 10
1980s 15.92 kt 15.06 kt 16.84 kt 10
1990s 16.2 kt 16.05 kt 16.36 kt 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 2 China (People's Republic of) 105.08 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 103 kt compare
  3. 4 India 63.3 kt compare
  4. 6 Brazil 13.4 kt compare
  5. 7 Indonesia 12.6 kt compare
  6. 8 Russian Federation 9.57 kt

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in USSR?
Waste — emissions in USSR was 16.05 kt in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 16.84 kt in 1989.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1 kt in 1961.
How does USSR rank for waste — emissions?
USSR ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 1991.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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