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
00.511.5191119662022

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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).