Canada vs Russian Federation: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Canada
2.0%
in 2024
Russian Federation
3.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Russian Federation rank
5th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Canada
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 3.5% against 2.0% in Canada, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.8 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.2% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 13.5% | 12.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 20.1% | 19.4% | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 17.2% | 16.9% | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 7.9% | 6.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 6.8% | 4.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 2.6% | 5.3% | 2.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 3.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 7.6% | 4.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 7.9% | 5.0% | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 9.1% | 6.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 5.3% | 3.1% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 3.5% against 2.0% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and Russian Federation?
- 1.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russian Federation?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Russian Federation rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 5th 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 global 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.