China vs Russia: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

China
10.86 billion tonnes
in 2023
Russia
1.41 billion tonnes
in 2023
China rank
1st
Russia rank
4th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • China
  • Russia
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How they compare

China currently reports 10.86 billion tonnes against 1.41 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 9.45 billion tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 7.7 times Russia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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
121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.