India vs Russia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas

India
0.0068 °C
in 2024
Russia
0.004 °C
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Russia rank
4th

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time

  • India
  • Russia
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.0068 °C against 0.004 °C in Russia, a difference of 0.0028 °C.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.

Across all 174 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 4th of 201 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Russia Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C India
1860s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C India
1870s 0.0003 °C 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C India
1880s 0.0004 °C 0.0002 °C 0.0002 °C India
1890s 0.0006 °C 0.0003 °C 0.0003 °C India
1900s 0.0008 °C 0.0004 °C 0.0004 °C India
1910s 0.001 °C 0.0005 °C 0.0005 °C India
1920s 0.0012 °C 0.0006 °C 0.0006 °C India
1930s 0.0014 °C 0.0007 °C 0.0007 °C India
1940s 0.0017 °C 0.0009 °C 0.0008 °C India
1950s 0.0019 °C 0.0011 °C 0.0008 °C India
1960s 0.0022 °C 0.0014 °C 0.0008 °C India
1970s 0.0026 °C 0.0019 °C 0.0006 °C India
1980s 0.0031 °C 0.0025 °C 0.0006 °C India
1990s 0.0037 °C 0.003 °C 0.0007 °C India
2000s 0.0046 °C 0.0033 °C 0.0012 °C India
2010s 0.0056 °C 0.0037 °C 0.002 °C India
2020s 0.0066 °C 0.0039 °C 0.0027 °C India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, India or Russia?
India, at 0.0068 °C against 0.004 °C in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between India and Russia?
0.0028 °C, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do India and Russia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,974 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.