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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Russia

Russia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1990
All-time low
7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Russia, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Russia is 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Russia peaked at 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1949.

Russia ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 15.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 17.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 11.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 10.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 17.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 14.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 16.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 19.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 22.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 23.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 16.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 16.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 17.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 10 Oman 22.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 11 Canada 20.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 12 Belize 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 14 Kazakhstan 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 15 United States 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 16 Palau 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Russia?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Russia was 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
How does Russia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Russia ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.