Skip to main content
Home › Compare › China vs Russian Federation › Environment

China vs Russian Federation: Environment

This page compares China and Russian Federation across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

See the full comparison overview or all indicators.

Indicator China Russian Federation Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 150.26 8.78 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.53 0.27 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.35 0.70 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.88 0.96 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 94.00 58.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 207.00 64.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 78.00 33.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 713.00 68.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 15.60 11.50 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 14.70 8.60 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 9.32 14.00 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 15,536.12 2,575.65 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 11.03 17.94 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1,485.34 416.94 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 195.67 89.18 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 43.72 -11.28 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1,396.17 111.76 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 13,124.73 2,009.15 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 38.52 23.35 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 423.62 87.53 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 31.69 3.08 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 62.71 -15.63 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 318.45 -15.71 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 249.49 52.57 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 498.98 60.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 443.63 -17.53 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.71 1.25 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 34.81 11.27 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.31 2.02 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 32.75 1.96 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 928.70 286.72 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 100.00 91.61 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.14 0.69 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.54 1.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 6,577.95 852.29 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 64.79 2.01 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 23.15 3.57 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.73 0.66 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 586.64 249.23 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2,793.02 290.63 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.90 0.50 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 736.76 263.09 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 821.58 210.54 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.93 0.26 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) -1,346.50 -1,193.11 Compare →
← Back to China vs Russian Federation overview

Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.