India vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
India
3.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
1.73 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 3.15 billion tonnes against 1.73 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 1.42 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 94 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Russia ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 435,106 tonnes | 950,472 tonnes | 515,366 tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 2.45 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | 5.26 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 9.07 million tonnes | 20.49 million tonnes | 11.42 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 23.94 million tonnes | 54.86 million tonnes | 30.91 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 62.50 million tonnes | 194.60 million tonnes | 132.10 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 127.20 million tonnes | 475.76 million tonnes | 348.56 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 224.96 million tonnes | 820.66 million tonnes | 595.70 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 450.63 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 660.35 million tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 906.39 million tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 376.98 million tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 269.08 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, India or Russia?
- India, at 3.15 billion tonnes against 1.73 billion tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between India and Russia?
- 1.42 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.