Russia vs Taiwan: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Russia
12.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
Taiwan
11.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia rank
19th
Taiwan rank
20th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Russia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Russia currently reports 12.29 tonnes per person against 11.3 tonnes per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.99 tonnes per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1850s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.0871 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0871 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.2023 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.2023 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.4099 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.7414 tonnes per person | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.6502 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.7724 tonnes per person | 0.3756 tonnes per person | 0.3968 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.4881 tonnes per person | 0.9968 tonnes per person | 0.5086 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 0.929 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1940s | 2.62 tonnes per person | 0.8137 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1950s | 5.52 tonnes per person | 0.7812 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1960s | 8.91 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 7.53 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 13.26 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 10.32 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1980s | 15.76 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | 11.35 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 12.18 tonnes per person | 7.74 tonnes per person | 4.44 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 10.76 tonnes per person | 11.19 tonnes per person | 0.4239 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 11.46 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person | 0.3554 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 11.67 tonnes per person | 11.6 tonnes per person | 0.0667 tonnes per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Russia or Taiwan?
- Russia, at 12.29 tonnes per person against 11.3 tonnes per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Russia and Taiwan?
- 0.99 tonnes per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Taiwan?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Taiwan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Russia ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 20th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.