China vs Russia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
China
0.4343 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Russia
0.449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
China rank
19th
Russia rank
16th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.449 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ in China, a difference of 0.0147 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
China ranks 19th and Russia ranks 16th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3605 kilograms per international-$ | 1.29 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9321 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.6878 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5848 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.8063 kilograms per international-$ | 1.23 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4205 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.7376 kilograms per international-$ | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5238 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.6919 kilograms per international-$ | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5545 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.655 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7163 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0613 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.5667 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0859 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 2020s | 0.4388 kilograms per international-$ | 0.447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0082 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.449 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between China and Russia?
- 0.0147 kilograms per international-$, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- China ranks 19th and Russia ranks 16th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).