Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Russia
Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 37.54 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
37.54 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 146 countries
All-time high
37.54 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1830
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Russia, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Russia recorded 37.54 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 173 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Russia peaked at 37.54 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1830.
Russia ranks 2nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Russia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1831 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1832 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1833 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1855 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1858 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1859 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1861 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1862 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1863 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1864 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1865 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1866 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1867 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1868 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1869 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1871 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1874 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1875 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1877 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1878 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1879 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1881 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1882 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1883 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1884 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1885 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1886 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1887 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1888 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1889 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1891 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1892 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1893 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1894 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1895 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1896 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1897 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1898 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1899 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1901 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1902 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1903 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1904 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1905 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1906 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1907 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1908 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1909 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1911 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1912 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1913 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1914 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1915 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1916 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1917 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1918 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1919 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1921 | 28,037 tonnes | — |
| 1922 | 53,526 tonnes | +90.9% |
| 1923 | 71,369 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1924 | 219,279 tonnes | +207.2% |
| 1925 | 468,973 tonnes | +113.9% |
| 1926 | 764,938 tonnes | +63.1% |
| 1927 | 1.07 million tonnes | +40.4% |
| 1928 | 1.41 million tonnes | +31.6% |
| 1929 | 1.83 million tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1930 | 2.36 million tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1931 | 3.23 million tonnes | +36.8% |
| 1932 | 4.28 million tonnes | +32.5% |
| 1933 | 5.52 million tonnes | +29.0% |
| 1934 | 7.12 million tonnes | +29.0% |
| 1935 | 9.01 million tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1936 | 11.37 million tonnes | +26.1% |
| 1937 | 13.87 million tonnes | +22.0% |
| 1938 | 16.39 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1939 | 18.91 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1940 | 22.61 million tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1941 | 22.61 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 22.61 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 22.61 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 22.61 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 26.37 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1946 | 30.68 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1947 | 35.95 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1948 | 41.77 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1949 | 47.78 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1950 | 55.72 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1951 | 64.30 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1952 | 73.05 million tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1953 | 82.43 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1954 | 92.68 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1955 | 104.94 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1956 | 121.47 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1957 | 147.20 million tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1958 | 185.40 million tonnes | +25.9% |
| 1959 | 233.96 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1960 | 295.63 million tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1961 | 375.50 million tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1962 | 474.64 million tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 595.89 million tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1964 | 743.12 million tonnes | +24.7% |
| 1965 | 913.36 million tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 1.10 billion tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 1.31 billion tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 1.53 billion tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1969 | 1.77 billion tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 1.99 billion tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 2.24 billion tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 2.51 billion tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 2.79 billion tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 3.08 billion tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 3.40 billion tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 3.76 billion tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 4.13 billion tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 4.53 billion tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 4.96 billion tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 5.40 billion tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 5.87 billion tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 6.37 billion tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 6.91 billion tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 7.49 billion tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 8.12 billion tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 8.73 billion tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 9.43 billion tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 10.18 billion tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 10.93 billion tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 11.72 billion tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 12.47 billion tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 13.25 billion tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 14.03 billion tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 14.76 billion tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 15.46 billion tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 16.16 billion tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 16.83 billion tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 17.50 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 18.19 billion tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 18.87 billion tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 19.57 billion tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 20.27 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 21.01 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 21.75 billion tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 22.50 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 23.27 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.05 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 24.83 billion tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 25.56 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.36 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.17 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 27.98 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.77 billion tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.54 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 30.28 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 31.03 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 31.81 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 32.64 billion tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 33.45 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 34.23 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 35.05 billion tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 35.87 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 36.68 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 37.54 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 37.54 billion tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 335.77 million tonnes, 111.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Russia's 37.54 billion tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 298.49 million tonnes, 125.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | +207.2% | 71,369 tonnes | 219,279 tonnes |
| 1925 | +113.9% | 219,279 tonnes | 468,973 tonnes |
| 1922 | +90.9% | 28,037 tonnes | 53,526 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 592,760 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.21 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 18.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 29.56 million tonnes | 22.61 million tonnes | 47.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 116.11 million tonnes | 55.72 million tonnes | 233.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 911.05 million tonnes | 295.63 million tonnes | 1.77 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.34 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 4.96 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.94 billion tonnes | 5.40 billion tonnes | 10.93 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.04 billion tonnes | 11.72 billion tonnes | 18.19 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.17 billion tonnes | 18.87 billion tonnes | 25.56 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.90 billion tonnes | 26.36 billion tonnes | 33.45 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.87 billion tonnes | 34.23 billion tonnes | 37.54 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Russia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Russia was 37.54 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.54 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1830.
- How does Russia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.