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 117 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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 122.81 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
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 117 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.