Russia vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Russia
34.51 billion tonnes
in 2024
United States
165.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia rank
3rd
United States rank
1st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Russia
  • United States
050.0B100.0B150.0B180019122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 165.40 billion tonnes against 34.51 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 130.89 billion tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 4.8 times Russia's.

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

Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 215 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 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1850s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1860s 78,624 tonnes 5.22 million tonnes 5.14 million tonnes United States
1870s 1.28 million tonnes 29.06 million tonnes 27.79 million tonnes United States
1880s 15.77 million tonnes 108.58 million tonnes 92.81 million tonnes United States
1890s 77.75 million tonnes 267.54 million tonnes 189.78 million tonnes United States
1900s 220.21 million tonnes 586.59 million tonnes 366.38 million tonnes United States
1910s 375.84 million tonnes 1.44 billion tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes United States
1920s 490.72 million tonnes 3.74 billion tonnes 3.25 billion tonnes United States
1930s 790.29 million tonnes 7.59 billion tonnes 6.80 billion tonnes United States
1940s 1.33 billion tonnes 13.18 billion tonnes 11.84 billion tonnes United States
1950s 2.17 billion tonnes 22.32 billion tonnes 20.15 billion tonnes United States
1960s 4.49 billion tonnes 35.24 billion tonnes 30.75 billion tonnes United States
1970s 9.47 billion tonnes 54.47 billion tonnes 45.00 billion tonnes United States
1980s 17.05 billion tonnes 76.20 billion tonnes 59.15 billion tonnes United States
1990s 23.72 billion tonnes 97.40 billion tonnes 73.68 billion tonnes United States
2000s 27.24 billion tonnes 121.24 billion tonnes 94.00 billion tonnes United States
2010s 30.72 billion tonnes 144.48 billion tonnes 113.76 billion tonnes United States
2020s 33.67 billion tonnes 161.01 billion tonnes 127.34 billion tonnes United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Russia or United States?
United States, at 165.40 billion tonnes against 34.51 billion tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Russia and United States?
130.89 billion tonnes, 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 emissions from oil?
Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 215 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.