India vs Russia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
India
2.7%
in 2024
Russia
5.4%
in 2024
India rank
6th
Russia rank
3rd
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.4% against 2.7% in India, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.0 times India's.
Across all 156 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 4.3% | 4.2% | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 7.9% | 7.3% | Russia |
| 1890s | 1.4% | 14.4% | 13.0% | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.8% | 17.9% | 16.1% | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 14.1% | 12.3% | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 8.2% | 6.8% | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 6.5% | 5.6% | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 6.4% | 5.8% | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 5.8% | 5.4% | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 6.4% | 5.8% | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 7.0% | 6.3% | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 7.7% | 6.9% | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 7.7% | 6.6% | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 6.6% | 5.1% | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 5.9% | 3.8% | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 5.5% | 3.0% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, India or Russia?
- Russia, at 5.4% against 2.7% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between India and Russia?
- 2.7%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- India ranks 6th 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.