Canada vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Canada
1,843 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia
1,580 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
1st
Russia rank
3rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Russia
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1,843 tonnes per person against 1,580 tonnes per person in Russia, a difference of 263 tonnes per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 1st and Russia ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,776 tonnes per person 837.76 tonnes per person 938.19 tonnes per person Canada
1970s 1,778 tonnes per person 927.3 tonnes per person 850.95 tonnes per person Canada
1980s 1,842 tonnes per person 1,039 tonnes per person 803.14 tonnes per person Canada
1990s 1,872 tonnes per person 1,170 tonnes per person 701.83 tonnes per person Canada
2000s 1,940 tonnes per person 1,316 tonnes per person 624.33 tonnes per person Canada
2010s 1,950 tonnes per person 1,441 tonnes per person 509.78 tonnes per person Canada
2020s 1,902 tonnes per person 1,544 tonnes per person 358.49 tonnes per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Canada or Russia?
Canada, at 1,843 tonnes per person against 1,580 tonnes per person in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Canada and Russia?
263 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Canada ranks 1st and Russia ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.