China vs Russia: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

China
186.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia
16.74 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
Russia rank
3rd

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

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How they compare

China currently reports 186.46 million tonnes against 16.74 million tonnes in Russia, a difference of 169.72 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 11.1 times Russia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Russia ranks 3rd of 46 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.