Russia vs Taiwan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Russia
15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia rank
15th
Taiwan rank
18th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Russia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Russia currently reports 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan, a difference of 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1930s | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1940s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1950s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1960s | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 15.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1980s | 18.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 14.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 14.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
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, Russia or Taiwan?
- Russia, at 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Russia and Taiwan?
- 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Taiwan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Russia ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 18th 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.