Russia vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Russia
15.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
14.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia rank
12th
United States rank
13th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
Russia currently reports 15.08 tonnes per person against 14.75 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Russia ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 192 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.38 tonnes per person | 18.8 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 16.39 tonnes per person | 22.68 tonnes per person | 6.29 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 18.49 tonnes per person | 20.54 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 13.42 tonnes per person | 21.19 tonnes per person | 7.76 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 11.1 tonnes per person | 20.73 tonnes per person | 9.62 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 13.74 tonnes per person | 17.09 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 13.99 tonnes per person | 15 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Russia or United States?
- Russia, at 15.08 tonnes per person against 14.75 tonnes per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Russia and United States?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Russia ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.