Russia vs United States: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Russia
5.5%
in 2024
United States
20.7%
in 2024
Russia rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.7% against 5.5% in Russia, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 3.8 times Russia's.
Across all 173 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | United States |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | United States |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 8.7% | 8.6% | United States |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 12.0% | 11.8% | United States |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 16.0% | 15.6% | United States |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 20.6% | 20.0% | United States |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 25.5% | 24.6% | United States |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 30.4% | 29.3% | United States |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 34.1% | 33.1% | United States |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 35.0% | 33.7% | United States |
| 1940s | 2.0% | 34.9% | 32.9% | United States |
| 1950s | 3.2% | 34.3% | 31.1% | United States |
| 1960s | 4.7% | 31.7% | 27.0% | United States |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 29.7% | 23.7% | United States |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 26.7% | 19.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 25.8% | 19.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 23.5% | 17.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 21.3% | 15.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 20.7% against 5.5% in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Russia and United States?
- 15.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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.