Russia vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Russia
2.4%
in 2024
South Africa
2.3%
in 2024
Russia rank
6th
South Africa rank
7th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 14 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Russia |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 1.0% | 3.2% | Russia |
| 1940s | 5.4% | 1.4% | 4.0% | Russia |
| 1950s | 10.5% | 1.6% | 8.9% | Russia |
| 1960s | 11.9% | 2.0% | 9.9% | Russia |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 2.4% | 10.1% | Russia |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 3.3% | 7.4% | Russia |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 2.4% | Russia |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 2.4% against 2.3% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Russia and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Russia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.