Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Russia
Russia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Russia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Russia stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Russia peaked at 13.0% in 1938 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2014.
Russia ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.7% | 4.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More climate change data for Russia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 122.81 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Russia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Russia was 5.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1938.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2014.
- How does Russia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Russia ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 175 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.