Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Russia
Russia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 385.88 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
385.88 million tonnes
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.50 billion tonnes
in 1939
All-time low
-106.78 million tonnes
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Russia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Russia is 385.88 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 202.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Russia peaked at 1.50 billion tonnes in 1939 and was at its lowest, -106.78 million tonnes, in 1949.
Russia ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Russia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 552.21 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 552.84 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 588.94 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1853 | 562.93 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1854 | 586.01 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1855 | 589.93 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 593.89 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 602.93 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 602.79 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 606.81 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 564.93 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1861 | 565.13 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 553.86 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1863 | 537.95 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1864 | 574.08 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1865 | 552.69 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1866 | 587.45 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1867 | 535.88 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1868 | 551.38 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1869 | 555.55 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 629.57 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1871 | 608.54 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1872 | 653.15 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1873 | 639.50 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1874 | 675.73 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1875 | 663.33 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1876 | 675.98 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 686.98 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 702.23 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1879 | 712.13 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 738.48 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1881 | 746.46 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 763.30 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 774.37 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 797.60 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1885 | 812.17 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1886 | 796.37 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1887 | 782.17 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1888 | 796.93 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 810.02 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1890 | 930.18 million tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1891 | 948.80 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 958.96 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 952.57 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 1.00 billion tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1895 | 977.31 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1896 | 977.14 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 994.93 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1898 | 1.01 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 1.01 billion tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 1.06 billion tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1901 | 1.14 billion tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1902 | 1.16 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 1.21 billion tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1904 | 1.25 billion tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1905 | 1.30 billion tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1906 | 1.32 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1907 | 1.36 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1908 | 1.39 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 1.43 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 1.07 billion tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1911 | 955.75 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1912 | 902.44 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1913 | 806.77 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1914 | 739.03 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1915 | 673.26 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1916 | 674.87 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 584.71 million tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1918 | 502.84 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1919 | 476.00 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1920 | 640.66 million tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1921 | 699.02 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1922 | 711.41 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1923 | 772.88 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1924 | 709.62 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1925 | 789.81 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1926 | 807.75 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 814.24 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 818.41 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 881.23 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1930 | 1.11 billion tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1931 | 1.20 billion tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1932 | 1.27 billion tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1933 | 1.27 billion tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 1.31 billion tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 1.36 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1936 | 1.44 billion tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1937 | 1.46 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 1.50 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 1.50 billion tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 1.06 billion tonnes | -29.7% |
| 1941 | 859.42 million tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1942 | 678.05 million tonnes | -21.1% |
| 1943 | 544.48 million tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1944 | 390.36 million tonnes | -28.3% |
| 1945 | 319.82 million tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1946 | 205.34 million tonnes | -35.8% |
| 1947 | 97.30 million tonnes | -52.6% |
| 1948 | 4.16 million tonnes | -95.7% |
| 1949 | -106.78 million tonnes | -2669.2% |
| 1950 | 164.54 million tonnes | -254.1% |
| 1951 | 330.26 million tonnes | +100.7% |
| 1952 | 404.18 million tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1953 | 495.56 million tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1954 | 587.63 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1955 | 663.45 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1956 | 714.90 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1957 | 768.93 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 819.78 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 1.32 billion tonnes | +60.8% |
| 1960 | 864.83 million tonnes | -34.4% |
| 1961 | 914.05 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 561.45 million tonnes | -38.6% |
| 1963 | 555.96 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 496.83 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 450.94 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 395.52 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 412.73 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 448.77 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 449.42 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 590.92 million tonnes | +31.5% |
| 1971 | 393.51 million tonnes | -33.4% |
| 1972 | 384.31 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 435.37 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 443.13 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 397.68 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 418.91 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 406.01 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 384.11 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 355.92 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 508.70 million tonnes | +42.9% |
| 1981 | 374.23 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1982 | 393.37 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 351.89 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 375.74 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 419.38 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 394.63 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 374.18 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 376.53 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 350.31 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 341.52 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 312.33 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 228.57 million tonnes | -26.8% |
| 1993 | 164.66 million tonnes | -28.0% |
| 1994 | 103.03 million tonnes | -37.4% |
| 1995 | 43.55 million tonnes | -57.7% |
| 1996 | 453.05 million tonnes | +940.4% |
| 1997 | 30.06 million tonnes | -93.4% |
| 1998 | 55.01 million tonnes | +83.0% |
| 1999 | 85.86 million tonnes | +56.1% |
| 2000 | 15.16 million tonnes | -82.3% |
| 2001 | -5.49 million tonnes | -136.2% |
| 2002 | -39.93 million tonnes | +627.2% |
| 2003 | 4.53 million tonnes | -111.4% |
| 2004 | -37.03 million tonnes | -916.9% |
| 2005 | 10.68 million tonnes | -128.8% |
| 2006 | 28.04 million tonnes | +162.6% |
| 2007 | 101.21 million tonnes | +261.0% |
| 2008 | 34.21 million tonnes | -66.2% |
| 2009 | 281.84 million tonnes | +723.9% |
| 2010 | 404.19 million tonnes | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 111.24 million tonnes | -72.5% |
| 2012 | 382.76 million tonnes | +244.1% |
| 2013 | 261.17 million tonnes | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 127.65 million tonnes | -51.1% |
| 2015 | 447.42 million tonnes | +250.5% |
| 2016 | 455.09 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 428.44 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 317.20 million tonnes | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 265.45 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 210.04 million tonnes | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 240.23 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 376.73 million tonnes | +56.8% |
| 2023 | 386.15 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 385.88 million tonnes | -0.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 385.88 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | -2669.2% | 4.16 million tonnes | -106.78 million tonnes |
| 1996 | +940.4% | 43.55 million tonnes | 453.05 million tonnes |
| 2004 | -916.9% | 4.53 million tonnes | -37.03 million tonnes |
| 2009 | +723.9% | 34.21 million tonnes | 281.84 million tonnes |
| 2002 | -627.2% | -5.49 million tonnes | -39.93 million tonnes |
| 2007 | +261.0% | 28.04 million tonnes | 101.21 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 583.93 million tonnes | 552.21 million tonnes | 606.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 557.89 million tonnes | 535.88 million tonnes | 587.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 664.71 million tonnes | 608.54 million tonnes | 712.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 781.79 million tonnes | 738.48 million tonnes | 812.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 975.83 million tonnes | 930.18 million tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 738.16 million tonnes | 476.00 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 764.50 million tonnes | 640.66 million tonnes | 881.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 405.03 million tonnes | -106.78 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 626.74 million tonnes | 164.54 million tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 555.05 million tonnes | 395.52 million tonnes | 914.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 420.99 million tonnes | 355.92 million tonnes | 590.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 391.89 million tonnes | 350.31 million tonnes | 508.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 181.76 million tonnes | 30.06 million tonnes | 453.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.32 million tonnes | -39.93 million tonnes | 281.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 320.06 million tonnes | 111.24 million tonnes | 455.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 319.80 million tonnes | 210.04 million tonnes | 386.15 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Russia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Russia was 385.88 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 billion tonnes in 1939.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -106.78 million tonnes in 1949.
- How does Russia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Russia ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.3%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.