Germany vs Russian Federation: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Germany
7.7%
in 2024
Russian Federation
5.5%
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
Russian Federation rank
5th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Germany
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.7% against 5.5% in Russian Federation, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 173 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1850s | 6.4% | 0.0% | 6.3% | Germany |
| 1860s | 8.4% | 0.0% | 8.3% | Germany |
| 1870s | 10.6% | 0.2% | 10.4% | Germany |
| 1880s | 12.2% | 0.4% | 11.8% | Germany |
| 1890s | 13.7% | 0.6% | 13.1% | Germany |
| 1900s | 14.7% | 0.9% | 13.8% | Germany |
| 1910s | 15.1% | 1.1% | 14.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 15.1% | 1.1% | 14.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 15.0% | 1.3% | 13.6% | Germany |
| 1940s | 15.0% | 2.0% | 13.0% | Germany |
| 1950s | 14.6% | 3.2% | 11.5% | Germany |
| 1960s | 14.6% | 4.7% | 9.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 6.0% | 7.9% | Germany |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 7.0% | 5.9% | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 7.2% | 4.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 6.8% | 3.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.1% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 5.6% | 2.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Germany or Russian Federation?
- Germany, at 7.7% against 5.5% in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Germany and Russian Federation?
- 2.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russian Federation?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Russian Federation rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 5th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.