Canada vs Russia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Canada
15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada rank
13th
Russia rank
15th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia, a difference of 0.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Russia ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1860s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1870s | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1880s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 9.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 13.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 15.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 20.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 19.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 20.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 20.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 16.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Canada or Russia?
- Canada, at 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Canada and Russia?
- 0.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Canada ranks 13th and Russia ranks 15th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.