Long run air pollution in Russia
Russia: Long run air pollution was 4.85 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
4.85 million
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
5th
of 220 countries
All-time high
8.50 million
in 1990
All-time low
7,610
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Russia, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Russia stood at 4.85 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Russia peaked at 8.50 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,610, in 1750.
Russia ranks 5th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 7,610 | — |
| 1751 | 7,649 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 7,689 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 7,728 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 7,768 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 7,807 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 7,847 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 7,886 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 7,926 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 7,965 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 8,005 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 8,046 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 8,088 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 8,129 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 8,171 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 8,212 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 8,254 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 8,295 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 8,337 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 8,378 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 8,420 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 8,464 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 8,507 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 8,551 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 8,595 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 8,638 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 8,682 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 8,726 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 8,769 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 8,813 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 8,930 | +1.3% |
| 1781 | 8,973 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 9,021 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 9,069 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 9,113 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 9,164 | +0.6% |
| 1786 | 9,214 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 9,261 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 9,308 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 9,352 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 9,401 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 9,456 | +0.6% |
| 1792 | 9,494 | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 9,551 | +0.6% |
| 1794 | 9,596 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 9,648 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 9,688 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 9,741 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 9,795 | +0.6% |
| 1799 | 9,854 | +0.6% |
| 1800 | 9,906 | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 9,980 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 10,044 | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 10,109 | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 10,183 | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 10,245 | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 10,312 | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 10,381 | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 10,451 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 10,522 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 10,591 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 10,679 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 10,758 | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 10,842 | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 10,925 | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 11,014 | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 11,104 | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 11,194 | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 11,278 | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 11,370 | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 11,461 | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 11,572 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 11,664 | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 11,757 | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 11,847 | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 11,955 | +0.9% |
| 1826 | 12,050 | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 12,165 | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 12,258 | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 12,362 | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 12,492 | +1.0% |
| 1831 | 12,748 | +2.1% |
| 1832 | 12,967 | +1.7% |
| 1833 | 13,210 | +1.9% |
| 1834 | 13,429 | +1.7% |
| 1835 | 13,682 | +1.9% |
| 1836 | 13,933 | +1.8% |
| 1837 | 14,189 | +1.8% |
| 1838 | 14,431 | +1.7% |
| 1839 | 14,681 | +1.7% |
| 1840 | 14,937 | +1.7% |
| 1841 | 15,073 | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 15,222 | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 15,368 | +1.0% |
| 1844 | 15,508 | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 15,654 | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 15,818 | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 15,949 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 16,096 | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 16,236 | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 16,624 | +2.4% |
| 1851 | 16,640 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 16,894 | +1.5% |
| 1853 | 17,160 | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 17,408 | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 18,334 | +5.3% |
| 1856 | 17,936 | -2.2% |
| 1857 | 18,161 | +1.3% |
| 1858 | 19,393 | +6.8% |
| 1859 | 19,708 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 20,324 | +3.1% |
| 1861 | 20,958 | +3.1% |
| 1862 | 21,002 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 21,364 | +1.7% |
| 1864 | 21,842 | +2.2% |
| 1865 | 22,034 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 25,913 | +17.6% |
| 1867 | 26,958 | +4.0% |
| 1868 | 26,298 | -2.4% |
| 1869 | 28,353 | +7.8% |
| 1870 | 29,218 | +3.1% |
| 1871 | 32,138 | +10.0% |
| 1872 | 32,799 | +2.1% |
| 1873 | 32,663 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 35,235 | +7.9% |
| 1875 | 37,632 | +6.8% |
| 1876 | 41,670 | +10.7% |
| 1877 | 42,814 | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 48,724 | +13.8% |
| 1879 | 50,161 | +2.9% |
| 1880 | 54,794 | +9.2% |
| 1881 | 57,688 | +5.3% |
| 1882 | 59,921 | +3.9% |
| 1883 | 64,862 | +8.2% |
| 1884 | 67,935 | +4.7% |
| 1885 | 73,249 | +7.8% |
| 1886 | 74,991 | +2.4% |
| 1887 | 80,111 | +6.8% |
| 1888 | 83,355 | +4.1% |
| 1889 | 87,288 | +4.7% |
| 1890 | 96,647 | +10.7% |
| 1891 | 105,663 | +9.3% |
| 1892 | 110,084 | +4.2% |
| 1893 | 124,229 | +12.8% |
| 1894 | 123,904 | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 142,745 | +15.2% |
| 1896 | 144,411 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 161,719 | +12.0% |
| 1898 | 178,153 | +10.2% |
| 1899 | 198,381 | +11.4% |
| 1900 | 221,907 | +11.9% |
| 1901 | 233,093 | +5.0% |
| 1902 | 226,678 | -2.8% |
| 1903 | 220,231 | -2.8% |
| 1904 | 239,051 | +8.5% |
| 1905 | 211,171 | -11.7% |
| 1906 | 236,137 | +11.8% |
| 1907 | 257,998 | +9.3% |
| 1908 | 260,679 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 274,777 | +5.4% |
| 1910 | 274,911 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 277,937 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 301,450 | +8.5% |
| 1913 | 315,796 | +4.8% |
| 1914 | 295,492 | -6.4% |
| 1915 | 282,948 | -4.2% |
| 1916 | 296,751 | +4.9% |
| 1917 | 273,841 | -7.7% |
| 1918 | 142,094 | -48.1% |
| 1919 | 136,460 | -4.0% |
| 1920 | 128,189 | -6.1% |
| 1921 | 132,991 | +3.7% |
| 1922 | 151,431 | +13.9% |
| 1923 | 163,644 | +8.1% |
| 1924 | 180,881 | +10.5% |
| 1925 | 185,305 | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 234,036 | +26.3% |
| 1927 | 275,885 | +17.9% |
| 1928 | 293,035 | +6.2% |
| 1929 | 319,942 | +9.2% |
| 1930 | 441,000 | +37.8% |
| 1931 | 519,559 | +17.8% |
| 1932 | 554,043 | +6.6% |
| 1933 | 599,913 | +8.3% |
| 1934 | 703,299 | +17.2% |
| 1935 | 776,510 | +10.4% |
| 1936 | 872,426 | +12.4% |
| 1937 | 898,063 | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 946,893 | +5.4% |
| 1939 | 959,066 | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 1.10 million | +14.7% |
| 1941 | 999,004 | -9.2% |
| 1942 | 773,338 | -22.6% |
| 1943 | 872,018 | +12.8% |
| 1944 | 894,869 | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 800,662 | -10.5% |
| 1946 | 884,138 | +10.4% |
| 1947 | 1.04 million | +17.6% |
| 1948 | 1.10 million | +5.9% |
| 1949 | 1.24 million | +12.2% |
| 1950 | 1.36 million | +9.8% |
| 1951 | 1.46 million | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 1.57 million | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 1.65 million | +5.7% |
| 1954 | 1.79 million | +8.2% |
| 1955 | 2.01 million | +12.5% |
| 1956 | 2.21 million | +9.9% |
| 1957 | 2.42 million | +9.3% |
| 1958 | 2.60 million | +7.3% |
| 1959 | 2.74 million | +5.5% |
| 1960 | 2.87 million | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 2.99 million | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 3.18 million | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 3.42 million | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 3.63 million | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 3.83 million | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 4.03 million | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 4.25 million | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 4.40 million | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 4.60 million | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 4.87 million | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 5.15 million | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 5.47 million | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 5.88 million | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 6.28 million | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 6.59 million | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 6.85 million | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 7.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 7.23 million | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 7.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 7.68 million | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 7.75 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 7.83 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 7.74 million | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 7.61 million | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.53 million | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 7.89 million | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 8.16 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 8.14 million | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 8.19 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 8.50 million | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 8.18 million | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 7.75 million | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 7.62 million | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.41 million | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 5.77 million | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 5.54 million | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 5.02 million | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 5.10 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.01 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.98 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.01 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.93 million | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.90 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.83 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.73 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.84 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.71 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.48 million | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.67 million | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.96 million | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.92 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.44 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.19 million | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.83 million | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.96 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.12 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.27 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.77 million | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 4.98 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.85 million | -2.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 4.85 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 53.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Russia's 4.85 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 47.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | -48.1% | 273,841 | 142,094 |
| 1930 | +37.8% | 319,942 | 441,000 |
| 1926 | +26.3% | 185,305 | 234,036 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 7,788 | 7,610 | 7,965 | 10 |
| 1760s | 8,192 | 8,005 | 8,378 | 10 |
| 1770s | 8,616 | 8,420 | 8,813 | 10 |
| 1780s | 9,140 | 8,930 | 9,352 | 10 |
| 1790s | 9,622 | 9,401 | 9,854 | 10 |
| 1800s | 10,213 | 9,906 | 10,522 | 10 |
| 1810s | 10,976 | 10,591 | 11,370 | 10 |
| 1820s | 11,909 | 11,461 | 12,362 | 10 |
| 1830s | 13,576 | 12,492 | 14,681 | 10 |
| 1840s | 15,586 | 14,937 | 16,236 | 10 |
| 1850s | 17,826 | 16,624 | 19,708 | 10 |
| 1860s | 23,505 | 20,324 | 28,353 | 10 |
| 1870s | 38,305 | 29,218 | 50,161 | 10 |
| 1880s | 70,419 | 54,794 | 87,288 | 10 |
| 1890s | 138,594 | 96,647 | 198,381 | 10 |
| 1900s | 238,172 | 211,171 | 274,777 | 10 |
| 1910s | 259,768 | 136,460 | 315,796 | 10 |
| 1920s | 206,534 | 128,189 | 319,942 | 10 |
| 1930s | 727,077 | 441,000 | 959,066 | 10 |
| 1940s | 969,962 | 773,338 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.98 million | 1.36 million | 2.74 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.72 million | 2.87 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.27 million | 4.87 million | 7.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.85 million | 7.53 million | 8.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.49 million | 5.01 million | 8.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.81 million | 4.48 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 million | 4.67 million | 5.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.87 million | 4.77 million | 4.98 million | 3 |
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Russia?
- Long run air pollution in Russia was 4.85 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.50 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,610 in 1750.
- How does Russia rank for long run air pollution?
- Russia ranks 5th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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