Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Russia
Russia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.449 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Russia, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Russia stood at 0.449 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Russia peaked at 1.38 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4396 kilograms per international-$, in 2021.
That places Russia 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 kilograms per international-$ | 1.23 kilograms per international-$ | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | 1.33 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.23 kilograms per international-$ | 1.2 kilograms per international-$ | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | 1.31 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 1.38 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7163 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5322 kilograms per international-$ | 0.957 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.46 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5259 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4396 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4525 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 13 Iran 0.488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 15 Ukraine 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4407 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 18 Oman 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 19 China 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Russia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Russia was 0.449 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4396 kilograms per international-$ in 2021.
- How does Russia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Russia ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).