China vs Russia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
China
117.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia
47.39 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Russia rank
4th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
China currently reports 117.03 million tonnes against 47.39 million tonnes in Russia, a difference of 69.64 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 2.5 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1908 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.