The main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Russia was the energy industry, contributing nearly 1.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) equivalent in 2021. The land use and forestry sector absorbed approximately 485 million tons of CO₂ equivalent in the same year.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Russia in 2021, by sector
(in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in million tons of CO₂ equivalent
Energy industry*
1,679.1
Industrial processes and use of industrial products
*Considering gas losses and technological emissions.
**Negative figures refer to sinks or absorption of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
The data were obtained by the source from the Russian national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (June 28, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in Russia in 2021, by sector (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048675/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Greenhouse gas emissions in Russia in 2021, by sector (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. June 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048675/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in Russia in 2021, by sector (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048675/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector-russia/
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Greenhouse gas emissions in Russia in 2021, by sector (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, June 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048675/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector-russia/
