Germany vs Russia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Germany
3.2%
in 2024
Russia
5.4%
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Russia rank
3rd
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Germany
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.4% against 3.2% in Germany, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Russia ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1870s | 7.7% | 2.4% | 5.3% | Germany |
| 1880s | 7.0% | 7.9% | 0.9% | Russia |
| 1890s | 6.4% | 14.4% | 8.1% | Russia |
| 1900s | 5.1% | 17.9% | 12.8% | Russia |
| 1910s | 3.4% | 14.1% | 10.7% | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 8.2% | 6.6% | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 6.5% | 5.7% | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 6.4% | 5.8% | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 5.8% | 5.2% | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 6.4% | 4.6% | Russia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 7.0% | 3.6% | Russia |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 7.7% | 3.9% | Russia |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 7.7% | 3.8% | Russia |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 6.6% | 2.9% | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.9% | 2.4% | Russia |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 5.5% | 2.2% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Germany or Russia?
- Russia, at 5.4% against 3.2% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Germany and Russia?
- 2.2%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russia?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Russia rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Germany ranks 5th 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.