Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Russia
Russia: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was -18.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Russia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Russia is -18.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Russia peaked at -14.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -62.7%, in 1992.
That places Russia 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -19.4% | — |
| 1991 | -14.5% | -25.4% |
| 1992 | -62.7% | +331.8% |
| 1993 | -41.3% | -34.1% |
| 1994 | -29.4% | -28.9% |
| 1995 | -28.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | -21.0% | -26.8% |
| 1997 | -19.9% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | -28.8% | +44.5% |
| 1999 | -33.0% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | -33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | -27.4% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | -26.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | -24.0% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | -22.7% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | -22.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | -23.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | -19.6% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | -19.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | -20.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -19.2% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | -16.4% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | -15.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | -17.7% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | -22.4% | +26.6% |
| 2016 | -21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | -21.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | -26.8% | +24.7% |
| 2019 | -24.5% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | -21.6% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | -26.1% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | -23.6% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | -18.9% | -20.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -18.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.2%. (52 countries reporting)
- Russia's -18.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.6%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -331.8% | -14.5% | -62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -29.9% | -62.7% | -14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -24.0% | -33.4% | -19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -20.6% | -26.8% | -15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.6% | -26.1% | -18.9% | 4 |
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Russia?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Russia was -18.9% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was -14.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.7% in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Russia ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.