Russia vs United States: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4.64 million kt against 2.04 million kt in Russia, a difference of 2.60 million kt.
That makes United States's figure about 2.3 times Russia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 231 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 million kt | 5.20 million kt | 3.50 million kt | United States |
| 2000s | 1.61 million kt | 5.63 million kt | 4.01 million kt | United States |
| 2010s | 1.78 million kt | 5.12 million kt | 3.34 million kt | United States |
| 2020s | 1.93 million kt | 4.66 million kt | 2.73 million kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 4.64 million kt against 2.04 million kt in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between Russia and United States?
- 2.60 million kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for energy — emissions?
- Russia ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf