India vs Russia: Greenhouse gas emissions
India
4.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Russia
2.73 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Russia rank
5th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 4.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.73 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Russia, a difference of 1.53 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 317.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1860s | 300.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1870s | 312.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1880s | 341.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 730.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1890s | 366.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1900s | 374.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1910s | 392.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 867.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1920s | 562.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 886.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1930s | 652.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1940s | 737.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 977.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1950s | 944.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 632.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1960s | 936.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1970s | 1.04 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.30 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.72 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 762.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Russia |
| 2000s | 2.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 2010s | 3.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 798.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 2020s | 3.88 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, India or Russia?
- India, at 4.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.73 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between India and Russia?
- 1.53 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.