China vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
China
81.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
107.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
China rank
4th
Russia rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 107.70 billion tonnes against 81.69 billion tonnes in China, a difference of 26.01 billion tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Russia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 979.21 million tonnes | 3.16 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1860s | 2.21 billion tonnes | 8.91 billion tonnes | 6.71 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 2.67 billion tonnes | 14.99 billion tonnes | 12.33 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 22.31 billion tonnes | 19.02 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 4.61 billion tonnes | 31.18 billion tonnes | 26.57 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 6.76 billion tonnes | 42.26 billion tonnes | 35.50 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 9.88 billion tonnes | 52.85 billion tonnes | 42.96 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 13.60 billion tonnes | 59.66 billion tonnes | 46.06 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 18.16 billion tonnes | 70.30 billion tonnes | 52.14 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 24.76 billion tonnes | 79.94 billion tonnes | 55.18 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 34.62 billion tonnes | 83.37 billion tonnes | 48.75 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 44.08 billion tonnes | 90.48 billion tonnes | 46.40 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 56.32 billion tonnes | 94.98 billion tonnes | 38.66 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 67.71 billion tonnes | 98.99 billion tonnes | 31.28 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 76.00 billion tonnes | 101.90 billion tonnes | 25.90 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 82.40 billion tonnes | 102.55 billion tonnes | 20.15 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 83.80 billion tonnes | 104.59 billion tonnes | 20.80 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 82.31 billion tonnes | 106.96 billion tonnes | 24.65 billion tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 107.70 billion tonnes against 81.69 billion tonnes in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between China and Russia?
- 26.01 billion tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- China ranks 4th and Russia ranks 3rd of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.