Russia vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Russia
1,580 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
1,649 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,649 tonnes per person against 1,580 tonnes per person in Russia, a difference of 69 tonnes per person.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 837.76 tonnes per person | 1,290 tonnes per person | 452.37 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 927.3 tonnes per person | 1,360 tonnes per person | 433.18 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1,039 tonnes per person | 1,441 tonnes per person | 401.65 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 1,170 tonnes per person | 1,489 tonnes per person | 318.75 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 1,316 tonnes per person | 1,540 tonnes per person | 224.7 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 1,441 tonnes per person | 1,595 tonnes per person | 154.77 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 1,544 tonnes per person | 1,644 tonnes per person | 99.82 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 1,649 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 Russia and United States?
- 69 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.