India vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
India
42.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
46.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
6th
Russia rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 46.69 billion tonnes against 42.71 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 3.97 billion tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Russia ahead.
India ranks 6th and Russia ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 712,720 tonnes | 777,584 tonnes | 64,864 tonnes | Russia |
| 1860s | 3.34 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 325,359 tonnes | India |
| 1870s | 7.69 million tonnes | 49.70 million tonnes | 42.01 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 20.32 million tonnes | 98.30 million tonnes | 77.98 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 59.86 million tonnes | 215.97 million tonnes | 156.11 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 166.44 million tonnes | 473.92 million tonnes | 307.48 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 393.25 million tonnes | 903.07 million tonnes | 509.82 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 730.36 million tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 448.65 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 820.34 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 3.62 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 6.89 billion tonnes | 4.75 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 3.03 billion tonnes | 12.53 billion tonnes | 9.50 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 4.34 billion tonnes | 19.48 billion tonnes | 15.15 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 6.36 billion tonnes | 27.47 billion tonnes | 21.11 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 10.03 billion tonnes | 34.45 billion tonnes | 24.42 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 15.91 billion tonnes | 38.80 billion tonnes | 22.89 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 26.55 billion tonnes | 43.01 billion tonnes | 16.46 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 38.71 billion tonnes | 45.93 billion tonnes | 7.22 billion tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, India or Russia?
- Russia, at 46.69 billion tonnes against 42.71 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between India and Russia?
- 3.97 billion tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- India ranks 6th and Russia ranks 5th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.