Russia vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Russia
249.23 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
557.85 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Russia rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Russia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 557.85 Mt CO2e against 249.23 Mt CO2e in Russia, a difference of 308.62 Mt CO2e.

That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Russia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 306.52 Mt CO2e 858.99 Mt CO2e 552.47 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 378.89 Mt CO2e 655.17 Mt CO2e 276.28 Mt CO2e United States
1990s 247.95 Mt CO2e 623.31 Mt CO2e 375.35 Mt CO2e United States
2000s 172.68 Mt CO2e 622.36 Mt CO2e 449.68 Mt CO2e United States
2010s 176.41 Mt CO2e 571.78 Mt CO2e 395.37 Mt CO2e United States
2020s 236.4 Mt CO2e 562.55 Mt CO2e 326.15 Mt CO2e United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Russia or United States?
United States, at 557.85 Mt CO2e against 249.23 Mt CO2e in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Russia and United States?
308.62 Mt CO2e, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Russia and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).