China vs Russia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
China
6.1%
in 2024
Russia
5.4%
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Russia rank
3rd
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
China currently reports 6.1% against 5.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Russia ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 14.1% | 14.1% | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 8.2% | 8.2% | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 6.4% | 6.3% | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 5.8% | 5.7% | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 6.4% | 6.1% | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 7.0% | 6.1% | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 7.7% | 6.0% | Russia |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 7.7% | 5.2% | Russia |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 6.6% | 3.2% | Russia |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.9% | 1.2% | Russia |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 0.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, China or Russia?
- China, at 6.1% against 5.4% in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between China and Russia?
- 0.7%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.