Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Russia
Russia: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Russia, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Russia recorded -0.1% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 139.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Russia peaked at 1.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2002.
That places Russia 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Russia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | -48.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -71.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +70.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -66.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -155.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -35.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | -36.8% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | +571.9% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | +13.7% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | +86.9% |
| 2000 | -0.4% | +36.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | -0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -47.8% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -74.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -168.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +162.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +113.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -62.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -47.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -477.4% |
| 2021 | -0.3% | +140.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | -19.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -61.8% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Russia's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -571.9% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -477.4% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | +168.5% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | +162.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | -155.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | -140.0% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 6 |
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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Russia?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Russia was -0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2002.
- How does Russia rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Russia ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 139.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.