India vs USSR: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population

India

14.8%

in 2100

USSR

5.4%

in 1991

India rank

1st

USSR rank

1st

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time

India currently reports 14.8% against 5.4% in USSR, a difference of 9.4%.

That makes India's figure about 2.7 times USSR's.

Across all 209 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 234 countries.

Indicator: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.