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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 China 27.7% compare
  2. 2 United States 11.6% compare
  3. 3 India 7.4% compare
  4. 5 Brazil 4.8% compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 3.2% compare
  6. 7 Japan 2.2% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
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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.