Russia vs United States: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Russia
15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia rank
15th
United States rank
12th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia, a difference of 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 15.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 18.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 14.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 14.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 16.2 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 Russia and United States?
- 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Russia ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th 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.