China vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
China
9.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
37.54 billion tonnes
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Russia rank
2nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 37.54 billion tonnes against 9.63 billion tonnes in China, a difference of 27.91 billion tonnes.
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 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 592,760 tonnes | 592,760 tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 9.21 million tonnes | 9.21 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 29.56 million tonnes | 29.56 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 239,258 tonnes | 116.11 million tonnes | 115.87 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 13.88 million tonnes | 911.05 million tonnes | 897.17 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 93.43 million tonnes | 3.34 billion tonnes | 3.25 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 325.42 million tonnes | 7.94 billion tonnes | 7.62 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 642.75 million tonnes | 15.04 billion tonnes | 14.39 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 22.17 billion tonnes | 20.90 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 29.90 billion tonnes | 26.34 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 7.96 billion tonnes | 35.87 billion tonnes | 27.91 billion tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 37.54 billion tonnes against 9.63 billion tonnes in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between China and Russia?
- 27.91 billion tonnes, 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 emissions from gas?
- China ranks 3rd 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.