Congo vs Russia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Congo
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia
2.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
19th
Russia rank
21st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Congo
- Russia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.66 tonnes per person in Russia, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Congo ranks 19th and Russia ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 14 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 13.57 tonnes per person | 10.84 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 19.75 tonnes per person | 11.85 tonnes per person | 7.89 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 32.35 tonnes per person | 12.9 tonnes per person | 19.45 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 30.24 tonnes per person | 13.87 tonnes per person | 16.38 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 2.97 tonnes per person | 15.81 tonnes per person | 12.84 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1900s | -11.2 tonnes per person | 18.65 tonnes per person | 29.85 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1910s | -18.27 tonnes per person | 10.06 tonnes per person | 28.33 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 27.47 tonnes per person | 9.42 tonnes per person | 18.05 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 41.09 tonnes per person | 15.06 tonnes per person | 26.02 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 57.57 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | 53.32 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 72.83 tonnes per person | 5.57 tonnes per person | 67.26 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 19.03 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | 14.58 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 5.2 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 3.24 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 0.4995 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 5.48 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per person | 0.2737 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.39 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 3 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 0.7997 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Congo or Russia?
- Congo, at 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.66 tonnes per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Congo and Russia?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Russia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Congo ranks 19th and Russia ranks 21st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from 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 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.