Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Russia
Russia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
6th
of 179 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 1972
All-time low
0.0%
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Russia, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Russia is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Russia peaked at 13.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1832.
That places Russia 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0% | — |
| 1831 | 0.0% | +28.3% |
| 1832 | 0.0% | -32.4% |
| 1833 | 0.0% | +23.3% |
| 1850 | 0.0% | +162.2% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +129.4% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +28.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +18.4% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1866 | 0.4% | +213.4% |
| 1867 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 1868 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 1869 | 0.4% | +29.2% |
| 1870 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 1871 | 0.6% | +28.1% |
| 1872 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 1874 | 0.6% | +28.3% |
| 1875 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 1876 | 0.7% | +20.0% |
| 1877 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 1878 | 0.9% | +31.2% |
| 1879 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 1880 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 1884 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 1885 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 1886 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 1888 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 1889 | 0.9% | +12.0% |
| 1890 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 1893 | 1.1% | +18.3% |
| 1894 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 1895 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 1896 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 1.2% | +11.5% |
| 1898 | 1.3% | +5.8% |
| 1899 | 1.5% | +11.4% |
| 1900 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 1901 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 1902 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 1903 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| 1904 | 1.5% | +14.6% |
| 1905 | 1.4% | -8.7% |
| 1906 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 1907 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 1.6% | +5.5% |
| 1909 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 1911 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 1912 | 1.7% | +11.6% |
| 1913 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 1914 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 1916 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1917 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 1918 | 0.5% | -60.4% |
| 1919 | 0.5% | -15.6% |
| 1920 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 1921 | 0.5% | +35.2% |
| 1922 | 0.6% | +17.3% |
| 1923 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 1924 | 0.7% | +27.0% |
| 1925 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 1926 | 1.1% | +61.8% |
| 1927 | 1.3% | +15.5% |
| 1928 | 1.5% | +16.6% |
| 1929 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 1930 | 1.9% | +29.3% |
| 1931 | 2.5% | +35.7% |
| 1932 | 3.5% | +38.6% |
| 1933 | 3.9% | +11.8% |
| 1934 | 4.4% | +13.4% |
| 1935 | 4.9% | +11.3% |
| 1936 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 1937 | 5.0% | -3.6% |
| 1938 | 5.7% | +13.1% |
| 1939 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
| 1940 | 6.1% | +13.2% |
| 1941 | 5.1% | -16.8% |
| 1942 | 2.1% | -58.1% |
| 1943 | 2.5% | +14.6% |
| 1944 | 3.7% | +52.0% |
| 1945 | 6.2% | +66.7% |
| 1946 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 6.9% | +7.2% |
| 1948 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 8.4% | +19.4% |
| 1950 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 8.8% | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 9.4% | +7.3% |
| 1953 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 10.6% | +8.9% |
| 1955 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 11.8% | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 11.4% | -3.8% |
| 1961 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 12.2% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 12.2% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 11.9% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 11.7% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -24.8% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 200.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 91.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +213.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1850 | +162.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1855 | +129.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1945 | +66.7% | 3.7% | 6.2% |
| 1918 | -60.4% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| 1926 | +61.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.4% | 2.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Russia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Russia was 2.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1832.
- How does Russia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Russia ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.