India vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
India
105.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
227.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
5th
Russia rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 227.02 billion tonnes against 105.59 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 121.43 billion tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.1 times India's.
Across all 156 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 178.00 million tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1860s | 677.59 million tonnes | 4.59 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 14.27 billion tonnes | 13.12 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 1.84 billion tonnes | 18.93 billion tonnes | 17.10 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 3.02 billion tonnes | 27.99 billion tonnes | 24.97 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 4.20 billion tonnes | 39.47 billion tonnes | 35.26 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 5.46 billion tonnes | 50.64 billion tonnes | 45.18 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 8.25 billion tonnes | 57.85 billion tonnes | 49.59 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 13.11 billion tonnes | 69.56 billion tonnes | 56.45 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 18.50 billion tonnes | 81.46 billion tonnes | 62.96 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 25.28 billion tonnes | 89.11 billion tonnes | 63.83 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 32.15 billion tonnes | 105.11 billion tonnes | 72.95 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 37.14 billion tonnes | 124.34 billion tonnes | 87.20 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 42.62 billion tonnes | 149.01 billion tonnes | 106.39 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 50.17 billion tonnes | 173.33 billion tonnes | 123.16 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 61.32 billion tonnes | 189.60 billion tonnes | 128.28 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 79.87 billion tonnes | 207.91 billion tonnes | 128.04 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 99.49 billion tonnes | 222.81 billion tonnes | 123.33 billion tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, India or Russia?
- Russia, at 227.02 billion tonnes against 105.59 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between India and Russia?
- 121.43 billion tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.