Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Russia
Russia: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Russia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Russia stood at 3.7%.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Russia peaked at 9.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1992.
That places Russia 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.0% | — |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -63.3% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +48.0% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +8.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 3.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 18.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Russia's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 26.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ consumption-based 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -63.3% | 8.9% | 3.3% |
| 1993 | +48.0% | 3.3% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More climate change data for Russia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Russia?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Russia was 3.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Russia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.