Russia vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Russia
34.51 billion tonnes
in 2024
United States
165.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 165.40 billion tonnes against 34.51 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 130.89 billion tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 4.8 times Russia's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 78,624 tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | United States |
| 1870s | 1.28 million tonnes | 29.06 million tonnes | 27.79 million tonnes | United States |
| 1880s | 15.77 million tonnes | 108.58 million tonnes | 92.81 million tonnes | United States |
| 1890s | 77.75 million tonnes | 267.54 million tonnes | 189.78 million tonnes | United States |
| 1900s | 220.21 million tonnes | 586.59 million tonnes | 366.38 million tonnes | United States |
| 1910s | 375.84 million tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1920s | 490.72 million tonnes | 3.74 billion tonnes | 3.25 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | 790.29 million tonnes | 7.59 billion tonnes | 6.80 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1940s | 1.33 billion tonnes | 13.18 billion tonnes | 11.84 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 22.32 billion tonnes | 20.15 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 4.49 billion tonnes | 35.24 billion tonnes | 30.75 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 9.47 billion tonnes | 54.47 billion tonnes | 45.00 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 17.05 billion tonnes | 76.20 billion tonnes | 59.15 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 23.72 billion tonnes | 97.40 billion tonnes | 73.68 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 27.24 billion tonnes | 121.24 billion tonnes | 94.00 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 30.72 billion tonnes | 144.48 billion tonnes | 113.76 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 33.67 billion tonnes | 161.01 billion tonnes | 127.34 billion tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 165.40 billion tonnes against 34.51 billion tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Russia and United States?
- 130.89 billion tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.