Australia vs Russia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Australia
67.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Russia
85.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Russia rank
5th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 85.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 67.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia, a difference of 17.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1860s | 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1870s | 11.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1880s | 15.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1890s | 15.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1900s | 16.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1910s | 20.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1920s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1930s | 23.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1940s | 29.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1950s | 41.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1960s | 52.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1970s | 67.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1980s | 67.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1990s | 73.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 2000s | 77.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 2010s | 75.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 2020s | 63.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Australia or Russia?
- Russia, at 85.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 67.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Australia and Russia?
- 17.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.