India vs Russian Federation: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region

India
11.28 million tonnes
in 2022
Russian Federation
5.25 million tonnes
in 2022
India rank
1st
Russian Federation rank
3rd

Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time

  • India
  • Russian Federation
05.0M10.0M15.0M175018862022

How they compare

India currently reports 11.28 million tonnes against 5.25 million tonnes in Russian Federation, a difference of 6.03 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was India ahead.

India ranks 1st and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, India averaged higher in 16 and Russian Federation in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1750s 35,094 tonnes 7,591 tonnes 27,503 tonnes India
1760s 35,717 tonnes 7,984 tonnes 27,733 tonnes India
1770s 36,343 tonnes 8,399 tonnes 27,944 tonnes India
1780s 36,968 tonnes 8,901 tonnes 28,067 tonnes India
1790s 37,593 tonnes 9,369 tonnes 28,224 tonnes India
1800s 38,215 tonnes 9,865 tonnes 28,350 tonnes India
1810s 38,833 tonnes 10,407 tonnes 28,426 tonnes India
1820s 39,578 tonnes 11,066 tonnes 28,512 tonnes India
1830s 40,834 tonnes 12,381 tonnes 28,453 tonnes India
1840s 42,541 tonnes 19,845 tonnes 22,697 tonnes India
1850s 45,748 tonnes 35,813 tonnes 9,935 tonnes India
1860s 51,551 tonnes 48,799 tonnes 2,752 tonnes India
1870s 54,830 tonnes 86,254 tonnes 31,424 tonnes Russian Federation
1880s 79,564 tonnes 146,401 tonnes 66,837 tonnes Russian Federation
1890s 127,101 tonnes 275,839 tonnes 148,738 tonnes Russian Federation
1900s 278,391 tonnes 509,397 tonnes 231,006 tonnes Russian Federation
1910s 443,523 tonnes 571,162 tonnes 127,639 tonnes Russian Federation
1920s 415,422 tonnes 356,485 tonnes 58,936 tonnes India
1930s 362,573 tonnes 1.62 million tonnes 1.26 million tonnes Russian Federation
1940s 433,506 tonnes 2.41 million tonnes 1.98 million tonnes Russian Federation
1950s 541,979 tonnes 4.98 million tonnes 4.44 million tonnes Russian Federation
1960s 945,813 tonnes 7.66 million tonnes 6.71 million tonnes Russian Federation
1970s 1.46 million tonnes 11.19 million tonnes 9.73 million tonnes Russian Federation
1980s 2.35 million tonnes 12.51 million tonnes 10.16 million tonnes Russian Federation
1990s 3.71 million tonnes 8.92 million tonnes 5.21 million tonnes Russian Federation
2000s 5.86 million tonnes 5.52 million tonnes 331,393 tonnes India
2010s 9.54 million tonnes 5.54 million tonnes 3.99 million tonnes India
2020s 10.58 million tonnes 5.34 million tonnes 5.24 million tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, India or Russian Federation?
India, at 11.28 million tonnes against 5.25 million tonnes in Russian Federation as of 2022.
What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between India and Russian Federation?
6.03 million tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russian Federation?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do India and Russian Federation rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
India ranks 1st and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.