India vs Russia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
India
130.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia
47.39 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
1st
Russia rank
4th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 130.72 million tonnes against 47.39 million tonnes in Russia, a difference of 83.33 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 2.8 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1859 it was India ahead.
India ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 241,993 tonnes | 17,927 tonnes | 224,066 tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 473.57 tonnes | 195,917 tonnes | 195,443 tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | -82,523 tonnes | 185,993 tonnes | 268,516 tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 233,742 tonnes | 733,441 tonnes | 499,700 tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 603,256 tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 543,460 tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.88 million tonnes | -3.93 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | India |
| 1920s | -126,690 tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 760,422 tonnes | 17.77 million tonnes | 17.01 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 687,553 tonnes | 12.45 million tonnes | 11.76 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 4.52 million tonnes | 47.76 million tonnes | 43.23 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 7.60 million tonnes | 52.04 million tonnes | 44.44 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 9.89 million tonnes | 67.92 million tonnes | 58.04 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 26.44 million tonnes | 35.60 million tonnes | 9.16 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 42.05 million tonnes | -91.16 million tonnes | 133.21 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 65.21 million tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | 60.10 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 99.78 million tonnes | 15.92 million tonnes | 83.86 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 116.46 million tonnes | 15.21 million tonnes | 101.25 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, India or Russia?
- India, at 130.72 million tonnes against 47.39 million tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between India and Russia?
- 83.33 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.