Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Russia
Russia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
37th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.2258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Russia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Russia stood at 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Russia peaked at 0.9422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
That places Russia 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 34 Mauritania 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 35 Slovakia 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Bulgaria 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 Kazakhstan 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 39 Serbia 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 40 Sweden 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Russia?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Russia was 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Russia rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Russia ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.