New Zealand vs Russia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

New Zealand
2.63 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia
2.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
23rd
Russia rank
21st

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.63 tonnes per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 17 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Russia Difference Ahead
1850s 90.43 tonnes per person 13.57 tonnes per person 76.86 tonnes per person New Zealand
1860s 45.43 tonnes per person 11.85 tonnes per person 33.57 tonnes per person New Zealand
1870s 24.52 tonnes per person 12.9 tonnes per person 11.63 tonnes per person New Zealand
1880s 27.79 tonnes per person 13.87 tonnes per person 13.93 tonnes per person New Zealand
1890s 33.56 tonnes per person 15.81 tonnes per person 17.74 tonnes per person New Zealand
1900s 22.97 tonnes per person 18.65 tonnes per person 4.32 tonnes per person New Zealand
1910s 18.98 tonnes per person 10.06 tonnes per person 8.93 tonnes per person New Zealand
1920s 15.8 tonnes per person 9.42 tonnes per person 6.38 tonnes per person New Zealand
1930s 12.36 tonnes per person 15.06 tonnes per person 2.71 tonnes per person Russia
1940s 10.27 tonnes per person 4.26 tonnes per person 6.01 tonnes per person New Zealand
1950s 13.83 tonnes per person 5.57 tonnes per person 8.27 tonnes per person New Zealand
1960s 5.63 tonnes per person 4.45 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person New Zealand
1970s 8.58 tonnes per person 3.15 tonnes per person 5.43 tonnes per person New Zealand
1980s 6.35 tonnes per person 2.74 tonnes per person 3.61 tonnes per person New Zealand
1990s 3.11 tonnes per person 1.22 tonnes per person 1.89 tonnes per person New Zealand
2000s 4.07 tonnes per person 0.2737 tonnes per person 3.79 tonnes per person New Zealand
2010s 3.75 tonnes per person 2.2 tonnes per person 1.54 tonnes per person New Zealand
2020s 3.37 tonnes per person 2.2 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, New Zealand or Russia?
Russia, at 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.63 tonnes per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between New Zealand and Russia?
0.03 tonnes per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Russia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
New Zealand ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.