How does Russia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Russia ranks 3rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Russia?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Russia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Russia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 5.25 million tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

5.25 million tonnes

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

3rd

of 220 countries

All-time high

13.36 million tonnes

in 1980

All-time low

7,418 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Russia recorded 5.25 million tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia peaked at 13.36 million tonnes in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7,418 tonnes, in 1750.

Russia ranks 3rd 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.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia, 1750 to 2022.
Year	tonnes	Change
1750	7,418 tonnes	—
1751	7,456 tonnes	+0.5%
1752	7,494 tonnes	+0.5%
1753	7,533 tonnes	+0.5%
1754	7,571 tonnes	+0.5%
1755	7,610 tonnes	+0.5%
1756	7,648 tonnes	+0.5%
1757	7,687 tonnes	+0.5%
1758	7,725 tonnes	+0.5%
1759	7,764 tonnes	+0.5%
1760	7,802 tonnes	+0.5%
1761	7,843 tonnes	+0.5%
1762	7,883 tonnes	+0.5%
1763	7,924 tonnes	+0.5%
1764	7,964 tonnes	+0.5%
1765	8,005 tonnes	+0.5%
1766	8,045 tonnes	+0.5%
1767	8,086 tonnes	+0.5%
1768	8,126 tonnes	+0.5%
1769	8,167 tonnes	+0.5%
1770	8,207 tonnes	+0.5%
1771	8,250 tonnes	+0.5%
1772	8,292 tonnes	+0.5%
1773	8,335 tonnes	+0.5%
1774	8,377 tonnes	+0.5%
1775	8,420 tonnes	+0.5%
1776	8,462 tonnes	+0.5%
1777	8,505 tonnes	+0.5%
1778	8,548 tonnes	+0.5%
1779	8,590 tonnes	+0.5%
1780	8,696 tonnes	+1.2%
1781	8,738 tonnes	+0.5%
1782	8,785 tonnes	+0.5%
1783	8,831 tonnes	+0.5%
1784	8,874 tonnes	+0.5%
1785	8,923 tonnes	+0.6%
1786	8,972 tonnes	+0.5%
1787	9,018 tonnes	+0.5%
1788	9,063 tonnes	+0.5%
1789	9,107 tonnes	+0.5%
1790	9,154 tonnes	+0.5%
1791	9,207 tonnes	+0.6%
1792	9,244 tonnes	+0.4%
1793	9,299 tonnes	+0.6%
1794	9,344 tonnes	+0.5%
1795	9,394 tonnes	+0.5%
1796	9,434 tonnes	+0.4%
1797	9,485 tonnes	+0.5%
1798	9,537 tonnes	+0.5%
1799	9,593 tonnes	+0.6%
1800	9,644 tonnes	+0.5%
1801	9,698 tonnes	+0.6%
1802	9,744 tonnes	+0.5%
1803	9,790 tonnes	+0.5%
1804	9,844 tonnes	+0.6%
1805	9,887 tonnes	+0.4%
1806	9,936 tonnes	+0.5%
1807	9,984 tonnes	+0.5%
1808	10,035 tonnes	+0.5%
1809	10,085 tonnes	+0.5%
1810	10,134 tonnes	+0.5%
1811	10,197 tonnes	+0.6%
1812	10,253 tonnes	+0.5%
1813	10,313 tonnes	+0.6%
1814	10,371 tonnes	+0.6%
1815	10,435 tonnes	+0.6%
1816	10,499 tonnes	+0.6%
1817	10,563 tonnes	+0.6%
1818	10,622 tonnes	+0.6%
1819	10,686 tonnes	+0.6%
1820	10,750 tonnes	+0.6%
1821	10,831 tonnes	+0.8%
1822	10,895 tonnes	+0.6%
1823	10,959 tonnes	+0.6%
1824	11,021 tonnes	+0.6%
1825	11,098 tonnes	+0.7%
1826	11,164 tonnes	+0.6%
1827	11,247 tonnes	+0.7%
1828	11,310 tonnes	+0.6%
1829	11,382 tonnes	+0.6%
1830	11,548 tonnes	+1.5%
1831	11,772 tonnes	+1.9%
1832	11,921 tonnes	+1.3%
1833	12,133 tonnes	+1.8%
1834	12,236 tonnes	+0.8%
1835	12,440 tonnes	+1.7%
1836	12,642 tonnes	+1.6%
1837	12,846 tonnes	+1.6%
1838	13,038 tonnes	+1.5%
1839	13,237 tonnes	+1.5%
1840	13,438 tonnes	+1.5%
1841	14,856 tonnes	+10.6%
1842	16,285 tonnes	+9.6%
1843	17,710 tonnes	+8.7%
1844	19,130 tonnes	+8.0%
1845	20,554 tonnes	+7.4%
1846	21,994 tonnes	+7.0%
1847	23,404 tonnes	+6.4%
1848	24,828 tonnes	+6.1%
1849	26,246 tonnes	+5.7%
1850	38,200 tonnes	+45.5%
1851	36,683 tonnes	-4.0%
1852	35,827 tonnes	-2.3%
1853	34,991 tonnes	-2.3%
1854	34,130 tonnes	-2.5%
1855	35,284 tonnes	+3.4%
1856	33,709 tonnes	-4.5%
1857	34,080 tonnes	+1.1%
1858	37,329 tonnes	+9.5%
1859	37,901 tonnes	+1.5%
1860	39,276 tonnes	+3.6%
1861	41,254 tonnes	+5.0%
1862	41,584 tonnes	+0.8%
1863	42,683 tonnes	+2.6%
1864	44,137 tonnes	+3.4%
1865	44,778 tonnes	+1.5%
1866	56,206 tonnes	+25.5%
1867	59,047 tonnes	+5.1%
1868	56,530 tonnes	-4.3%
1869	62,492 tonnes	+10.5%
1870	64,800 tonnes	+3.7%
1871	72,544 tonnes	+12.0%
1872	73,289 tonnes	+1.0%
1873	71,188 tonnes	-2.9%
1874	79,649 tonnes	+11.9%
1875	84,636 tonnes	+6.3%
1876	96,090 tonnes	+13.5%
1877	96,995 tonnes	+0.9%
1878	109,912 tonnes	+13.3%
1879	113,440 tonnes	+3.2%
1880	125,480 tonnes	+10.6%
1881	129,222 tonnes	+3.0%
1882	133,080 tonnes	+3.0%
1883	143,063 tonnes	+7.5%
1884	144,315 tonnes	+0.9%
1885	152,743 tonnes	+5.8%
1886	143,618 tonnes	-6.0%
1887	157,456 tonnes	+9.6%
1888	162,704 tonnes	+3.3%
1889	172,328 tonnes	+5.9%
1890	188,627 tonnes	+9.5%
1891	202,354 tonnes	+7.3%
1892	214,500 tonnes	+6.0%
1893	243,914 tonnes	+13.7%
1894	259,554 tonnes	+6.4%
1895	278,411 tonnes	+7.3%
1896	287,076 tonnes	+3.1%
1897	322,538 tonnes	+12.4%
1898	354,689 tonnes	+10.0%
1899	406,727 tonnes	+14.7%
1900	451,074 tonnes	+10.9%
1901	460,529 tonnes	+2.1%
1902	455,219 tonnes	-1.2%
1903	455,135 tonnes	-0.0%
1904	502,582 tonnes	+10.4%
1905	453,688 tonnes	-9.7%
1906	520,016 tonnes	+14.6%
1907	582,670 tonnes	+12.0%
1908	592,239 tonnes	+1.6%
1909	620,822 tonnes	+4.8%
1910	618,363 tonnes	-0.4%
1911	641,458 tonnes	+3.7%
1912	713,774 tonnes	+11.3%
1913	755,150 tonnes	+5.8%
1914	681,667 tonnes	-9.7%
1915	623,136 tonnes	-8.6%
1916	629,723 tonnes	+1.1%
1917	570,191 tonnes	-9.5%
1918	261,756 tonnes	-54.1%
1919	216,403 tonnes	-17.3%
1920	187,197 tonnes	-13.5%
1921	200,860 tonnes	+7.3%
1922	236,732 tonnes	+17.9%
1923	258,572 tonnes	+9.2%
1924	301,774 tonnes	+16.7%
1925	299,556 tonnes	-0.7%
1926	416,293 tonnes	+39.0%
1927	508,242 tonnes	+22.1%
1928	558,185 tonnes	+9.8%
1929	597,442 tonnes	+7.0%
1930	866,107 tonnes	+45.0%
1931	1.01 million tonnes	+16.4%
1932	1.14 million tonnes	+13.0%
1933	1.27 million tonnes	+11.8%
1934	1.54 million tonnes	+21.0%
1935	1.75 million tonnes	+13.6%
1936	2.01 million tonnes	+14.9%
1937	2.08 million tonnes	+3.2%
1938	2.22 million tonnes	+7.2%
1939	2.31 million tonnes	+3.8%
1940	2.72 million tonnes	+17.8%
1941	2.46 million tonnes	-9.7%
1942	1.82 million tonnes	-26.0%
1943	2.13 million tonnes	+17.4%
1944	2.00 million tonnes	-6.3%
1945	2.06 million tonnes	+2.9%
1946	2.27 million tonnes	+10.4%
1947	2.67 million tonnes	+17.6%
1948	2.81 million tonnes	+5.2%
1949	3.14 million tonnes	+11.7%
1950	3.44 million tonnes	+9.6%
1951	3.75 million tonnes	+8.8%
1952	4.23 million tonnes	+12.8%
1953	4.26 million tonnes	+0.9%
1954	4.58 million tonnes	+7.5%
1955	5.09 million tonnes	+11.1%
1956	5.50 million tonnes	+8.0%
1957	6.10 million tonnes	+10.8%
1958	6.36 million tonnes	+4.4%
1959	6.53 million tonnes	+2.6%
1960	6.67 million tonnes	+2.2%
1961	6.96 million tonnes	+4.4%
1962	7.33 million tonnes	+5.3%
1963	7.30 million tonnes	-0.4%
1964	7.47 million tonnes	+2.4%
1965	7.73 million tonnes	+3.5%
1966	7.98 million tonnes	+3.3%
1967	8.21 million tonnes	+2.9%
1968	8.34 million tonnes	+1.5%
1969	8.61 million tonnes	+3.3%
1970	9.03 million tonnes	+4.8%
1971	9.30 million tonnes	+3.0%
1972	9.78 million tonnes	+5.2%
1973	10.53 million tonnes	+7.7%
1974	11.16 million tonnes	+5.9%
1975	11.78 million tonnes	+5.6%
1976	12.24 million tonnes	+3.9%
1977	12.45 million tonnes	+1.7%
1978	12.73 million tonnes	+2.3%
1979	12.94 million tonnes	+1.6%
1980	13.36 million tonnes	+3.3%
1981	13.28 million tonnes	-0.6%
1982	12.88 million tonnes	-3.0%
1983	12.86 million tonnes	-0.2%
1984	12.64 million tonnes	-1.7%
1985	12.43 million tonnes	-1.6%
1986	12.20 million tonnes	-1.9%
1987	12.20 million tonnes	-0.0%
1988	11.85 million tonnes	-2.8%
1989	11.41 million tonnes	-3.7%
1990	13.34 million tonnes	+16.9%
1991	12.93 million tonnes	-3.0%
1992	11.29 million tonnes	-12.7%
1993	10.00 million tonnes	-11.5%
1994	8.16 million tonnes	-18.3%
1995	7.62 million tonnes	-6.7%
1996	6.95 million tonnes	-8.8%
1997	6.52 million tonnes	-6.2%
1998	6.26 million tonnes	-4.0%
1999	6.11 million tonnes	-2.4%
2000	6.04 million tonnes	-1.2%
2001	6.04 million tonnes	-0.1%
2002	5.79 million tonnes	-4.0%
2003	5.70 million tonnes	-1.7%
2004	5.38 million tonnes	-5.6%
2005	5.20 million tonnes	-3.2%
2006	5.01 million tonnes	-3.6%
2007	5.07 million tonnes	+1.1%
2008	5.56 million tonnes	+9.7%
2009	5.45 million tonnes	-2.0%
2010	5.57 million tonnes	+2.2%
2011	5.86 million tonnes	+5.1%
2012	5.96 million tonnes	+1.8%
2013	5.49 million tonnes	-8.0%
2014	5.59 million tonnes	+1.9%
2015	5.41 million tonnes	-3.3%
2016	5.24 million tonnes	-3.2%
2017	5.09 million tonnes	-3.0%
2018	5.63 million tonnes	+10.7%
2019	5.59 million tonnes	-0.6%
2020	5.33 million tonnes	-4.7%
2021	5.43 million tonnes	+1.8%
2022	5.25 million tonnes	-3.2%

Russia compared with similar countries

Russia's 5.25 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427 tonnes, 198.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Russia's 5.25 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466 tonnes, 129.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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	-54.1%	570,191 tonnes	261,756 tonnes
1850	+45.5%	26,246 tonnes	38,200 tonnes
1930	+45.0%	597,442 tonnes	866,107 tonnes
1926	+39.0%	299,556 tonnes	416,293 tonnes
1942	-26.0%	2.46 million tonnes	1.82 million tonnes
1866	+25.5%	44,778 tonnes	56,206 tonnes

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	7,591 tonnes	7,418 tonnes	7,764 tonnes	10
1760s	7,984 tonnes	7,802 tonnes	8,167 tonnes	10
1770s	8,399 tonnes	8,207 tonnes	8,590 tonnes	10
1780s	8,901 tonnes	8,696 tonnes	9,107 tonnes	10
1790s	9,369 tonnes	9,154 tonnes	9,593 tonnes	10
1800s	9,865 tonnes	9,644 tonnes	10,085 tonnes	10
1810s	10,407 tonnes	10,134 tonnes	10,686 tonnes	10
1820s	11,066 tonnes	10,750 tonnes	11,382 tonnes	10
1830s	12,381 tonnes	11,548 tonnes	13,237 tonnes	10
1840s	19,845 tonnes	13,438 tonnes	26,246 tonnes	10
1850s	35,813 tonnes	33,709 tonnes	38,200 tonnes	10
1860s	48,799 tonnes	39,276 tonnes	62,492 tonnes	10
1870s	86,254 tonnes	64,800 tonnes	113,440 tonnes	10
1880s	146,401 tonnes	125,480 tonnes	172,328 tonnes	10
1890s	275,839 tonnes	188,627 tonnes	406,727 tonnes	10
1900s	509,397 tonnes	451,074 tonnes	620,822 tonnes	10
1910s	571,162 tonnes	216,403 tonnes	755,150 tonnes	10
1920s	356,485 tonnes	187,197 tonnes	597,442 tonnes	10
1930s	1.62 million tonnes	866,107 tonnes	2.31 million tonnes	10
1940s	2.41 million tonnes	1.82 million tonnes	3.14 million tonnes	10
1950s	4.98 million tonnes	3.44 million tonnes	6.53 million tonnes	10
1960s	7.66 million tonnes	6.67 million tonnes	8.61 million tonnes	10
1970s	11.19 million tonnes	9.03 million tonnes	12.94 million tonnes	10
1980s	12.51 million tonnes	11.41 million tonnes	13.36 million tonnes	10
1990s	8.92 million tonnes	6.11 million tonnes	13.34 million tonnes	10
2000s	5.52 million tonnes	5.01 million tonnes	6.04 million tonnes	10
2010s	5.54 million tonnes	5.09 million tonnes	5.96 million tonnes	10
2020s	5.34 million tonnes	5.25 million tonnes	5.43 million tonnes	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Russia was 5.25 million tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Russia?: The highest recorded value was 13.36 million tonnes in 1980.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 7,418 tonnes in 1750.
How does Russia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Russia ranks 3rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.