Canada vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Canada
8.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
37.54 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
Russia rank
2nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 37.54 billion tonnes against 8.99 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 28.55 billion tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 4.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Russia ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 4.48 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 14.48 million tonnes | 592,760 tonnes | 13.88 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 27.12 million tonnes | 9.21 million tonnes | 17.91 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 47.54 million tonnes | 29.56 million tonnes | 17.98 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 92.40 million tonnes | 116.11 million tonnes | 23.71 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 305.83 million tonnes | 911.05 million tonnes | 605.22 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 943.83 million tonnes | 3.34 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 7.94 billion tonnes | 5.92 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 15.04 billion tonnes | 11.71 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 4.95 billion tonnes | 22.17 billion tonnes | 17.22 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 6.83 billion tonnes | 29.90 billion tonnes | 23.07 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 8.51 billion tonnes | 35.87 billion tonnes | 27.36 billion tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 37.54 billion tonnes against 8.99 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Canada and Russia?
- 28.55 billion tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Canada ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.