Russia vs United States: Cumulative co2 gas

Russia
37.54 billion
in 2024
United States
82.47 billion
in 2024
Russia rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Cumulative co2 gas over time

  • Russia
  • United States
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B180019122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 82.47 billion against 37.54 billion in Russia, a difference of 44.93 billion.

That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Russia's.

Across all 173 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 146 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United States Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 14.14 million 14.14 million United States
1890s 0 100.21 million 100.21 million United States
1900s 0 218.60 million 218.60 million United States
1910s 0 463.07 million 463.07 million United States
1920s 592,760 888.30 million 887.71 million United States
1930s 9.21 million 1.71 billion 1.70 billion United States
1940s 29.56 million 3.14 billion 3.11 billion United States
1950s 116.11 million 6.45 billion 6.33 billion United States
1960s 911.05 million 12.76 billion 11.85 billion United States
1970s 3.34 billion 22.64 billion 19.31 billion United States
1980s 7.94 billion 32.60 billion 24.66 billion United States
1990s 15.04 billion 42.71 billion 27.67 billion United States
2000s 22.17 billion 54.46 billion 32.29 billion United States
2010s 29.90 billion 67.36 billion 37.46 billion United States
2020s 35.87 billion 79.03 billion 43.16 billion United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co2 gas, Russia or United States?
United States, at 82.47 billion against 37.54 billion in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co2 gas between Russia and United States?
44.93 billion, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Russia and United States rank globally for cumulative co2 gas?
Russia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st 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.

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Indicator
Cumulative co2 gas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed