China vs Russia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
China
11.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
2.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
Russia rank
4th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
China currently reports 11.97 billion tonnes against 2.17 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 9.80 billion tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 5.5 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Russia ahead.
China ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 8 and Russia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 307.82 million tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 384.52 million tonnes | 794.93 million tonnes | 410.41 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 419.42 million tonnes | 804.48 million tonnes | 385.07 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 602.36 million tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 918.88 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 841.30 million tonnes | 660.56 million tonnes | 180.74 million tonnes | China |
| 1950s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 49.12 million tonnes | China |
| 1960s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 99.59 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 2.49 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | 287.01 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 2.82 billion tonnes | 2.65 billion tonnes | 170.50 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 3.97 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 1.98 billion tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 6.03 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 4.43 billion tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 9.76 billion tonnes | 1.98 billion tonnes | 7.78 billion tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 11.37 billion tonnes | 2.02 billion tonnes | 9.36 billion tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, China or Russia?
- China, at 11.97 billion tonnes against 2.17 billion tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between China and Russia?
- 9.80 billion tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- China ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.