India vs Russia: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
India
4.8%
in 2024
Russia
7.0%
in 2024
India rank
5th
Russia rank
3rd
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 7.0% against 4.8% in India, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.8% | 12.2% | 6.4% | Russia |
| 1860s | 5.3% | 12.2% | 6.9% | Russia |
| 1870s | 5.0% | 12.2% | 7.2% | Russia |
| 1880s | 4.6% | 12.0% | 7.4% | Russia |
| 1890s | 4.3% | 12.0% | 7.6% | Russia |
| 1900s | 4.0% | 12.2% | 8.1% | Russia |
| 1910s | 3.6% | 11.9% | 8.3% | Russia |
| 1920s | 3.4% | 10.9% | 7.5% | Russia |
| 1930s | 3.6% | 10.6% | 7.0% | Russia |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 10.5% | 6.7% | Russia |
| 1950s | 4.1% | 9.8% | 5.7% | Russia |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 9.3% | 5.2% | Russia |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 8.9% | 4.8% | Russia |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 8.7% | 4.8% | Russia |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 8.6% | 4.6% | Russia |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 7.9% | 3.8% | Russia |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 7.3% | 2.9% | Russia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 7.1% | 2.4% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature, India or Russia?
- Russia, at 7.0% against 4.8% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between India and Russia?
- 2.2%, with Russia 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 global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.