Russia vs United States: Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature
Russia
7.0%
in 2024
United States
17.7%
in 2024
Russia rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.7% against 7.0% in Russia, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times Russia's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.2% | 22.7% | 10.5% | United States |
| 1860s | 12.2% | 23.5% | 11.4% | United States |
| 1870s | 12.2% | 24.5% | 12.4% | United States |
| 1880s | 12.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% | United States |
| 1890s | 12.0% | 26.4% | 14.4% | United States |
| 1900s | 12.2% | 26.7% | 14.5% | United States |
| 1910s | 11.9% | 27.2% | 15.3% | United States |
| 1920s | 10.9% | 27.8% | 17.0% | United States |
| 1930s | 10.6% | 27.2% | 16.6% | United States |
| 1940s | 10.5% | 26.0% | 15.5% | United States |
| 1950s | 9.8% | 25.1% | 15.3% | United States |
| 1960s | 9.3% | 23.7% | 14.4% | United States |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 22.7% | 13.9% | United States |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 21.7% | 13.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 20.7% | 12.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 19.9% | 12.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 18.8% | 11.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 17.9% | 10.8% | United States |
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, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 17.7% against 7.0% in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Russia and United States?
- 10.7%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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.