Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Russia
Russia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 9.67 tonnes per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Russia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Russia stood at 9.67 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Russia peaked at 13.77 tonnes per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.92 tonnes per person, in 1992.
That places Russia 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.58 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | 13.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.19 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | 9.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 tonnes per person | 8.54 tonnes per person | 9.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 tonnes per person | 8.49 tonnes per person | 9.67 tonnes per person | 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Russia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Russia was 9.67 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.77 tonnes per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.92 tonnes per person in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Russia ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.