Carbon dioxide emissions from energy in Russia 2011-2021

In 2021, carbon dioxide emissions from energy in Russia amounted to approximately 1.58 billion metric tons of CO₂, marking an increase relative to the previous year. Russia’s territorial carbon dioxide emissions per capita grew by eight percent between 2000 and 2020.

Greenhouse gas emissions in Russia

Russia accounted for 4.6 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, ranking behind China, the United States, and India. The energy sector was the largest emitter, at nearly 1.68 million tons of CO₂ equivalent in 2019. It was followed by industrial production and agriculture.

Air pollution concerns

In a 2019 survey conducted among 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 77.5 thousand deaths recorded in 2019.