Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Russia
Russia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 47.39 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
47.39 million tonnes
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
170.95 million tonnes
in 1985
All-time low
-444.18 million tonnes
in 1992
Years of data
169
1831–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Russia, 1831–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Russia recorded 47.39 million tonnes for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 20,199.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Russia peaked at 170.95 million tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, -444.18 million tonnes, in 1992.
That places Russia 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Russia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 2,241 tonnes | — |
| 1832 | -4,481 tonnes | -300.0% |
| 1833 | 2,240 tonnes | -150.0% |
| 1859 | 17,927 tonnes | +700.3% |
| 1860 | 100,840 tonnes | +462.5% |
| 1861 | 112,044 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1862 | -51,540 tonnes | -146.0% |
| 1863 | 22,409 tonnes | -143.5% |
| 1864 | 60,504 tonnes | +170.0% |
| 1865 | -24,650 tonnes | -140.7% |
| 1866 | 1.15 million tonnes | -4772.7% |
| 1867 | 248,738 tonnes | -78.4% |
| 1868 | -324,928 tonnes | -230.6% |
| 1869 | 573,666 tonnes | -276.6% |
| 1870 | 185,993 tonnes | -67.6% |
| 1871 | 829,127 tonnes | +345.8% |
| 1872 | 85,153 tonnes | -89.7% |
| 1873 | -201,679 tonnes | -336.8% |
| 1874 | 658,819 tonnes | -426.7% |
| 1875 | 564,702 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1876 | 1.04 million tonnes | +84.1% |
| 1877 | 109,803 tonnes | -89.4% |
| 1878 | 1.67 million tonnes | +1424.5% |
| 1879 | 185,993 tonnes | -88.9% |
| 1880 | 1.27 million tonnes | +580.7% |
| 1881 | 457,139 tonnes | -63.9% |
| 1882 | 481,790 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1883 | 1.32 million tonnes | +173.0% |
| 1884 | 165,825 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1885 | 981,507 tonnes | +491.9% |
| 1886 | 307,000 tonnes | -68.7% |
| 1887 | 714,842 tonnes | +132.8% |
| 1888 | 560,220 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 1889 | 1.08 million tonnes | +93.6% |
| 1890 | 1.94 million tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1891 | 1.68 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1892 | 1.07 million tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1893 | 3.33 million tonnes | +211.3% |
| 1894 | 419,046 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1895 | 3.44 million tonnes | +720.9% |
| 1896 | 477,306 tonnes | -86.1% |
| 1897 | 4.22 million tonnes | +783.6% |
| 1898 | 3.79 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1899 | 5.60 million tonnes | +47.7% |
| 1900 | 5.39 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1901 | 1.23 million tonnes | -77.3% |
| 1902 | -1.61 million tonnes | -231.6% |
| 1903 | -994,948 tonnes | -38.3% |
| 1904 | 5.02 million tonnes | -605.0% |
| 1905 | -5.33 million tonnes | -206.1% |
| 1906 | 6.23 million tonnes | -216.9% |
| 1907 | 6.07 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 347,336 tonnes | -94.3% |
| 1909 | 3.17 million tonnes | +812.3% |
| 1910 | -1.16 million tonnes | -136.6% |
| 1911 | 2.17 million tonnes | -286.9% |
| 1912 | 8.12 million tonnes | +274.3% |
| 1913 | 5.98 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1914 | -7.33 million tonnes | -222.7% |
| 1915 | -5.58 million tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1916 | 4.10 million tonnes | -173.6% |
| 1917 | -5.29 million tonnes | -229.0% |
| 1918 | -36.76 million tonnes | +594.5% |
| 1919 | -3.56 million tonnes | -90.3% |
| 1920 | -1.84 million tonnes | -48.4% |
| 1921 | 1.60 million tonnes | -187.4% |
| 1922 | 4.52 million tonnes | +181.8% |
| 1923 | 2.63 million tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1924 | 5.31 million tonnes | +102.0% |
| 1925 | -430,248 tonnes | -108.1% |
| 1926 | 14.65 million tonnes | -3504.2% |
| 1927 | 11.50 million tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1928 | 6.52 million tonnes | -43.3% |
| 1929 | 5.02 million tonnes | -23.0% |
| 1930 | 25.27 million tonnes | +403.2% |
| 1931 | 19.25 million tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1932 | 14.55 million tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1933 | 15.22 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1934 | 30.31 million tonnes | +99.2% |
| 1935 | 23.08 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1936 | 29.04 million tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1937 | 5.12 million tonnes | -82.4% |
| 1938 | 12.87 million tonnes | +151.5% |
| 1939 | 3.01 million tonnes | -76.7% |
| 1940 | 49.33 million tonnes | +1541.4% |
| 1941 | -36.12 million tonnes | -173.2% |
| 1942 | -119.22 million tonnes | +230.0% |
| 1943 | 6.20 million tonnes | -105.2% |
| 1944 | 66.73 million tonnes | +976.2% |
| 1945 | 12.62 million tonnes | -81.1% |
| 1946 | 28.18 million tonnes | +123.3% |
| 1947 | 52.21 million tonnes | +85.3% |
| 1948 | 19.74 million tonnes | -62.2% |
| 1949 | 44.81 million tonnes | +127.0% |
| 1950 | 42.72 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1951 | 34.79 million tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1952 | 31.88 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1953 | 27.93 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1954 | 46.98 million tonnes | +68.2% |
| 1955 | 74.56 million tonnes | +58.7% |
| 1956 | 60.87 million tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1957 | 65.29 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1958 | 51.04 million tonnes | -21.8% |
| 1959 | 41.53 million tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1960 | 34.98 million tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1961 | 27.68 million tonnes | -20.9% |
| 1962 | 45.23 million tonnes | +63.4% |
| 1963 | 69.41 million tonnes | +53.4% |
| 1964 | 65.26 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 66.45 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 64.97 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 55.88 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1968 | 35.97 million tonnes | -35.6% |
| 1969 | 54.53 million tonnes | +51.6% |
| 1970 | 70.91 million tonnes | +30.1% |
| 1971 | 88.22 million tonnes | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 79.73 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 67.97 million tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 63.87 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 89.05 million tonnes | +39.4% |
| 1976 | 70.49 million tonnes | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 64.65 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 67.50 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 16.86 million tonnes | -75.0% |
| 1980 | 80.65 million tonnes | +378.3% |
| 1981 | -40.56 million tonnes | -150.3% |
| 1982 | 39.40 million tonnes | -197.1% |
| 1983 | 30.20 million tonnes | -23.3% |
| 1984 | 19.17 million tonnes | -36.5% |
| 1985 | 170.95 million tonnes | +791.6% |
| 1986 | 387,072 tonnes | -99.8% |
| 1987 | 8.89 million tonnes | +2197.0% |
| 1988 | 79.01 million tonnes | +788.6% |
| 1989 | -32.10 million tonnes | -140.6% |
| 1990 | 130.59 million tonnes | -506.8% |
| 1991 | -128.64 million tonnes | -198.5% |
| 1992 | -444.18 million tonnes | +245.3% |
| 1993 | -96.93 million tonnes | -78.2% |
| 1994 | -219.65 million tonnes | +126.6% |
| 1995 | -28.59 million tonnes | -87.0% |
| 1996 | -31.65 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1997 | -104.67 million tonnes | +230.7% |
| 1998 | -16.10 million tonnes | -84.6% |
| 1999 | 28.23 million tonnes | -275.3% |
| 2000 | -13.51 million tonnes | -147.9% |
| 2001 | 37.51 million tonnes | -377.6% |
| 2002 | -9.75 million tonnes | -126.0% |
| 2003 | 30.68 million tonnes | -414.6% |
| 2004 | 6.35 million tonnes | -79.3% |
| 2005 | 18.63 million tonnes | +193.5% |
| 2006 | 59.45 million tonnes | +219.1% |
| 2007 | 886,912 tonnes | -98.5% |
| 2008 | 28.42 million tonnes | +3103.9% |
| 2009 | -107.50 million tonnes | -478.3% |
| 2010 | 87.91 million tonnes | -181.8% |
| 2011 | 51.84 million tonnes | -41.0% |
| 2012 | 15.12 million tonnes | -70.8% |
| 2013 | -62.56 million tonnes | -513.9% |
| 2014 | -235,776 tonnes | -99.6% |
| 2015 | -2.07 million tonnes | +777.0% |
| 2016 | -5.92 million tonnes | +186.1% |
| 2017 | 31.68 million tonnes | -635.6% |
| 2018 | 48.90 million tonnes | +54.3% |
| 2019 | -5.45 million tonnes | -111.1% |
| 2020 | -72.56 million tonnes | +1231.1% |
| 2021 | 42.62 million tonnes | -158.7% |
| 2022 | 936,576 tonnes | -97.8% |
| 2023 | 57.67 million tonnes | +6057.9% |
| 2024 | 47.39 million tonnes | -17.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 47.39 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,739 tonnes, 3449.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Russia's 47.39 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1,028 tonnes. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +6057.9% | 936,576 tonnes | 57.67 million tonnes |
| 1866 | +4772.7% | -24,650 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes |
| 1926 | +3504.2% | -430,248 tonnes | 14.65 million tonnes |
| 2008 | +3103.9% | 886,912 tonnes | 28.42 million tonnes |
| 1987 | +2197.0% | 387,072 tonnes | 8.89 million tonnes |
| 1940 | +1541.4% | 3.01 million tonnes | 49.33 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | -4,481 tonnes | 2,241 tonnes | 3 |
| 1850s | 17,927 tonnes | 17,927 tonnes | 17,927 tonnes | 1 |
| 1860s | 186,889 tonnes | -324,928 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 513,162 tonnes | -201,679 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 733,441 tonnes | 165,825 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.60 million tonnes | 419,046 tonnes | 5.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.95 million tonnes | -5.33 million tonnes | 6.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.93 million tonnes | -36.76 million tonnes | 8.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.95 million tonnes | -1.84 million tonnes | 14.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.77 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | 30.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.45 million tonnes | -119.22 million tonnes | 66.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 47.76 million tonnes | 27.93 million tonnes | 74.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.04 million tonnes | 27.68 million tonnes | 69.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.92 million tonnes | 16.86 million tonnes | 89.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.60 million tonnes | -40.56 million tonnes | 170.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -91.16 million tonnes | -444.18 million tonnes | 130.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 million tonnes | -107.50 million tonnes | 59.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.92 million tonnes | -62.56 million tonnes | 87.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.21 million tonnes | -72.56 million tonnes | 57.67 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Russia?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Russia was 47.39 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 170.95 million tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -444.18 million tonnes in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Russia ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20,199.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.