Russia vs United States: Energy — Emissions per capita
Energy — Emissions per capita over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
Russia currently reports 15.84 t CO2eq/cap against 14.86 t CO2eq/cap in United States, a difference of 0.98 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United States ahead.
Russia ranks 13th and United States ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.54 t CO2eq/cap | 20.84 t CO2eq/cap | 8.3 t CO2eq/cap | United States |
| 2000s | 12.37 t CO2eq/cap | 20.58 t CO2eq/cap | 8.21 t CO2eq/cap | United States |
| 2010s | 13.81 t CO2eq/cap | 17.1 t CO2eq/cap | 3.29 t CO2eq/cap | United States |
| 2020s | 15.04 t CO2eq/cap | 14.96 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0875 t CO2eq/cap | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, Russia or United States?
- Russia, at 15.84 t CO2eq/cap against 14.86 t CO2eq/cap in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between Russia and United States?
- 0.98 t CO2eq/cap, with Russia 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 per capita?
- Russia ranks 13th and United States ranks 16th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. 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 indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.