Russia vs United Kingdom: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 13.98 tonnes in Russia and 4.22 tonnes in United Kingdom, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 9.76 tonnes, or 3.31 times that in United Kingdom.
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Watch it change on the maptonnes per person · EDGAR
Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 13.98 2024 | 12.13 | 13 of 202 |
| United Kingdom | 4.22 2024 | 6.67 | 64 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 1975, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- In 2024, Russia ranked 13 and United Kingdom ranked 64 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Russia | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.98 | 4.22 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 13.55 | 4.45 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 13.14 | 4.81 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 13.39 | 5.05 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 12.28 | 4.79 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 12.77 | 5.39 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 12.59 | 5.64 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 12.14 | 5.77 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 11.96 | 5.97 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 12.15 | 6.39 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 12.13 | 6.67 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 12.27 | 7.33 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 12.69 | 7.56 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 12.81 | 7.26 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 12.23 | 7.98 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 11.64 | 7.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 12.36 | 8.64 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 12.46 | 8.98 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 12.42 | 9.2 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 12.12 | 9.26 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 12.07 | 9.36 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 12.01 | 9.4 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 11.53 | 9.22 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 11.54 | 9.53 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 11.47 | 9.37 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 11.28 | 9.27 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 10.92 | 9.36 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 10.87 | 9.38 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 11.66 | 9.76 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.92 | 9.45 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 12.23 | 9.59 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 13.56 | 9.74 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 14.85 | 10.05 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 16.13 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 16.46 | 10.18 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 15.14 | 10.15 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 15.15 | 10.42 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 14.9 | 10.48 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 14.57 | 10.42 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 14.21 | 10.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 14.05 | 9.75 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 13.91 | 10.06 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 13.76 | 10.18 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 13.65 | 10.46 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 13.78 | 10.81 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 13.43 | 11.96 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 13.34 | 11.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 12.58 | 11.36 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 12.39 | 11.21 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 12.03 | 11.1 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 11.46 | 11.47 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 10.96 | 12.28 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 10.39 | 11.73 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 9.93 | 11.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 9.98 | 12.1 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time