Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Russia
Russia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
4th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 1866
All-time low
2.4%
in 1949
Years of data
169
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Russia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 5.0% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Russia peaked at 19.2% in 1866 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1949.
That places Russia 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 169 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 19.0% | — |
| 1855 | 17.9% | -5.4% |
| 1858 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 1862 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 1864 | 18.6% | +4.9% |
| 1865 | 18.2% | -2.1% |
| 1866 | 19.2% | +5.6% |
| 1867 | 17.6% | -8.3% |
| 1868 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 1869 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 17.2% | -6.4% |
| 1872 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 16.6% | -4.4% |
| 1874 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 1875 | 16.6% | -3.6% |
| 1876 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 16.6% | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 16.7% | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 16.6% | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 1886 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 16.3% | -3.9% |
| 1888 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 16.4% | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 17.5% | +6.6% |
| 1891 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 17.5% | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 1895 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 1896 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 1900 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 1901 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 1902 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 14.3% | -23.9% |
| 1911 | 12.9% | -9.8% |
| 1912 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 1913 | 10.8% | -11.7% |
| 1914 | 10.3% | -4.8% |
| 1915 | 9.6% | -7.4% |
| 1916 | 9.3% | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 8.1% | -13.7% |
| 1918 | 6.7% | -17.4% |
| 1919 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 7.9% | +18.5% |
| 1921 | 8.9% | +12.1% |
| 1922 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 9.0% | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 8.4% | -6.8% |
| 1925 | 9.1% | +8.8% |
| 1926 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 1927 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 1928 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 9.8% | +3.8% |
| 1930 | 12.8% | +29.9% |
| 1931 | 14.5% | +13.3% |
| 1932 | 15.9% | +10.0% |
| 1933 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 16.7% | +3.9% |
| 1936 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 17.6% | +5.4% |
| 1939 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 12.8% | -26.5% |
| 1941 | 10.3% | -19.3% |
| 1942 | 7.5% | -26.8% |
| 1943 | 6.3% | -16.2% |
| 1944 | 5.5% | -12.8% |
| 1945 | 5.4% | -2.1% |
| 1946 | 4.4% | -18.1% |
| 1947 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 1948 | 3.0% | -19.8% |
| 1949 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
| 1950 | 4.6% | +88.8% |
| 1951 | 5.7% | +24.7% |
| 1952 | 6.5% | +12.4% |
| 1953 | 7.2% | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 7.8% | +9.4% |
| 1955 | 8.4% | +7.0% |
| 1956 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 1957 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 1958 | 9.8% | +5.6% |
| 1959 | 12.4% | +26.2% |
| 1960 | 10.3% | -16.7% |
| 1961 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 9.0% | -16.0% |
| 1963 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 8.8% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 10.4% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 5.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 59.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 5.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 66.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +88.8% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| 1930 | +29.9% | 9.8% | 12.8% |
| 1997 | -29.6% | 6.6% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 1860s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 17.0% | 16.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 16.7% | 16.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 18.3% | 17.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.1% | 6.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 16.0% | 12.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.1% | 2.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.0% | 4.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More climate change data for Russia
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
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- 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Russia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Russia was 5.0% 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 including land-use change recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 1866.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1949.
- How does Russia rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Russia ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.