Carbon dioxide emissions in Russia 1985-2020

In 2020, carbon dioxide emissions in Russia amounted to approximately 1.48 billion metric tons of CO₂, marking a decrease relative to the previous year. Russia’s territorial carbon dioxide emissions per capita grew by 14.5 percent between 2000 and 2018.

Greenhouse gas

Russia accounted for 4.6 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, behind China, the United States, and India. In 2018, greenhouse gas emissions of the country amounted to 15.2 thousand kilograms per capita, which was the sixth-highest volume worldwide.

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.