Per capita ghg emissions in Russia
Russia: Per capita ghg emissions was 18.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.85
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23.24
in 1990
All-time low
7.32
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Russia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Russia is 18.85, 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 ghg emissions in Russia peaked at 23.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.32, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 11.91 | — |
| 1851 | 11.74 | -1.5% |
| 1852 | 12.47 | +6.3% |
| 1853 | 11.74 | -5.9% |
| 1854 | 12.18 | +3.7% |
| 1855 | 12.17 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 12.17 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 12.29 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 12.21 | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 12.21 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 11.43 | -6.4% |
| 1861 | 11.4 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 1863 | 10.71 | -3.5% |
| 1864 | 11.44 | +6.8% |
| 1865 | 10.93 | -4.5% |
| 1866 | 11.63 | +6.4% |
| 1867 | 10.51 | -9.7% |
| 1868 | 10.77 | +2.5% |
| 1869 | 10.82 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 11.89 | +10.0% |
| 1871 | 11.28 | -5.2% |
| 1872 | 12.02 | +6.6% |
| 1873 | 11.6 | -3.4% |
| 1874 | 12.21 | +5.2% |
| 1875 | 11.86 | -2.8% |
| 1876 | 12.03 | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 12.14 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 12.36 | +1.9% |
| 1879 | 12.45 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 12.76 | +2.5% |
| 1881 | 12.73 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 12.9 | +1.3% |
| 1883 | 12.98 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 13.27 | +2.2% |
| 1885 | 13.42 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 13.01 | -3.0% |
| 1887 | 12.67 | -2.7% |
| 1888 | 12.82 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 12.95 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 14.64 | +13.0% |
| 1891 | 14.88 | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 14.97 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 14.85 | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 15.54 | +4.6% |
| 1895 | 15.15 | -2.5% |
| 1896 | 15.05 | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 15.32 | +1.8% |
| 1898 | 15.55 | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 15.51 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 15.87 | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 16.67 | +5.1% |
| 1902 | 16.72 | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 17.1 | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 17.44 | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 17.83 | +2.2% |
| 1906 | 18.09 | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 18.52 | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 18.75 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 19.14 | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 15.29 | -20.1% |
| 1911 | 14.2 | -7.1% |
| 1912 | 13.89 | -2.2% |
| 1913 | 12.87 | -7.3% |
| 1914 | 12.01 | -6.7% |
| 1915 | 11.22 | -6.6% |
| 1916 | 11.42 | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 10.2 | -10.7% |
| 1918 | 8.56 | -16.0% |
| 1919 | 8.26 | -3.5% |
| 1920 | 9.76 | +18.1% |
| 1921 | 10.29 | +5.5% |
| 1922 | 10.38 | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 11.01 | +6.1% |
| 1924 | 10.13 | -7.9% |
| 1925 | 11 | +8.5% |
| 1926 | 11.34 | +3.1% |
| 1927 | 11.49 | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 11.52 | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 12.27 | +6.5% |
| 1930 | 14.52 | +18.3% |
| 1931 | 15.55 | +7.1% |
| 1932 | 16.19 | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 16.22 | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 16.75 | +3.3% |
| 1935 | 17.44 | +4.1% |
| 1936 | 18.45 | +5.8% |
| 1937 | 18.49 | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 18.85 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 18.75 | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 15.82 | -15.6% |
| 1941 | 13.87 | -12.3% |
| 1942 | 10.99 | -20.8% |
| 1943 | 10.03 | -8.8% |
| 1944 | 9.56 | -4.7% |
| 1945 | 9.05 | -5.3% |
| 1946 | 8.48 | -6.3% |
| 1947 | 8.24 | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 7.69 | -6.6% |
| 1949 | 7.32 | -4.9% |
| 1950 | 9.71 | +32.6% |
| 1951 | 11.2 | +15.4% |
| 1952 | 11.89 | +6.2% |
| 1953 | 12.58 | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 13.55 | +7.7% |
| 1955 | 14.67 | +8.3% |
| 1956 | 15.41 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 16.16 | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 16.74 | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 19.49 | +16.4% |
| 1960 | 17.52 | -10.1% |
| 1961 | 17.67 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 15.52 | -12.2% |
| 1963 | 16.09 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 16.02 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 16.15 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 16.17 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 16.55 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 16.91 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 17.14 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 18.5 | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 17.82 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 18.39 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 19.22 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 19.82 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 20.07 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 20.75 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 21.09 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 21.4 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 21.25 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 22.69 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 21.44 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 21.81 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 21.62 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 21.84 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 23.2 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 22.85 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 22.67 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 23.03 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 22.49 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 23.24 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 22.03 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 18.42 | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 17.29 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 15.15 | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 14.45 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 16.63 | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 13.15 | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 13.2 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 13.65 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 13.2 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 13.47 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.21 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 13.8 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 13.64 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.17 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.77 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 15.27 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.09 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.64 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 17.13 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 15.83 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 17.56 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 15.65 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 17.46 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 17.46 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.52 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.29 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.21 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.26 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 17.06 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.86 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 18.38 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 18.85 | +2.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 18.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Russia's 18.85 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 3.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +32.6% | 7.32 | 9.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.11 | 11.74 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.07 | 10.51 | 11.63 | 10 |
| 1870s | 11.98 | 11.28 | 12.45 | 10 |
| 1880s | 12.95 | 12.67 | 13.42 | 10 |
| 1890s | 15.15 | 14.64 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 1900s | 17.61 | 15.87 | 19.14 | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.79 | 8.26 | 15.29 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.92 | 9.76 | 12.27 | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.12 | 14.52 | 18.85 | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.11 | 7.32 | 15.82 | 10 |
| 1950s | 14.14 | 9.71 | 19.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.57 | 15.52 | 17.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.83 | 17.82 | 21.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.36 | 21.44 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.72 | 13.15 | 23.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.23 | 13.2 | 15.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.95 | 15.65 | 17.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 | 16.26 | 18.85 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Russia?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Russia was 18.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.32 in 1949.
- How does Russia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Russia ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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