Carbon dioxide emissions in Russia 1985-2019

Between 2000 and 2019, Russia experienced little change in its annual carbon dioxide emissions. In 2019, emissions amounted to 1.5 billion metric tons of CO₂, marking a slight decrease relative to the previous year. Russia’s territorial carbon dioxide emissions per capita fell 32.53 percent between 1990 and 2017.

Greenhouse gas

In 2019, Russia accounted for 4.5 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, behind China, the United States, and India. In 2017, greenhouse gas emissions of the country amounted to 14.8 thousand kilograms per capita, which was the fourth highest volume worldwide.

Air pollution concerns

In a 2019 survey conducted with Russians, 38 percent felt that air pollution was one of the three most important environmental issues facing Russia. Although the number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Russia has declined greatly since 2005, there was still an estimate of 99.4 thousand deaths recorded in 2017.