China vs Russia: Cumulative co2 gas
China
9.63 billion
in 2024
Russia
37.54 billion
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Russia rank
2nd
Cumulative co2 gas over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 37.54 billion against 9.63 billion in China, a difference of 27.91 billion.
That makes Russia's figure about 3.9 times China's.
Across all 118 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 592,760 | 592,760 | Russia |
| 1930s | 0 | 9.21 million | 9.21 million | Russia |
| 1940s | 0 | 29.56 million | 29.56 million | Russia |
| 1950s | 239,258 | 116.11 million | 115.87 million | Russia |
| 1960s | 13.88 million | 911.05 million | 897.17 million | Russia |
| 1970s | 93.43 million | 3.34 billion | 3.25 billion | Russia |
| 1980s | 325.42 million | 7.94 billion | 7.62 billion | Russia |
| 1990s | 642.75 million | 15.04 billion | 14.39 billion | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.27 billion | 22.17 billion | 20.90 billion | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.57 billion | 29.90 billion | 26.34 billion | Russia |
| 2020s | 7.96 billion | 35.87 billion | 27.91 billion | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co2 gas, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 37.54 billion against 9.63 billion in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co2 gas between China and Russia?
- 27.91 billion, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for cumulative co2 gas?
- China ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co2 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.