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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Russia: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Russia is placed joint 166th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 12.29 (2024); Water Stress 4.16 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
joint166th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Russia on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
12.29
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Russia: 12.29. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.755 Moldova
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 3.853 · Belarus 6.163 · China 8.658 · Estonia 6.105 · Finland 5.301 · Georgia 3.095 · Kazakhstan 13.94 · Lithuania 4.387 · Latvia 3.452 · Mongolia 12.86 · Norway 6.668 · Poland 7.08 · North Korea 2.36 · Ukraine 3.764
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
4.16
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Russia: 4.16. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 2.43 Slovakia
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 57.53 · Belarus 4.73 · China 41.59 · Estonia 8.58 · Finland 7.11 · Georgia 4.21 · Kazakhstan 33.57 · Lithuania 2.17 · Latvia 1.04 · Mongolia 4.97 · Norway 2.04 · Poland 32.49 · North Korea 27.74 · Ukraine 7.33
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.05
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Russia: 0.05. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 17.1 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 0.04 · Belarus 0.06 · China 0.92 · Estonia 22.61 · Finland 13.49 · Georgia 0.25 · Kazakhstan 0.13 · Lithuania 8.77 · Latvia 15.59 · Mongolia 0 · Norway 4.57 · Poland 4.89 · Ukraine 0.85
5.393
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Russia: 5.393. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 3.05 Romania
- Land neighbours
- Belarus 4.12 · China 3.757 · Estonia 6.669 · Lithuania 5.712 · Latvia 6.519 · Mongolia 7.527 · Norway 4.406 · Poland 4.336
02Over time
Which way Russia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia rose from 10.09 in 2000 to 12.29 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2024 12.29 3.210 2023 11.92 3.145 2022 11.51 3.162 2021 11.48 3.087 2020 11.15 2.903 2019 11.63 3.273 2018 11.68 3.036 2017 11.36 3.049 2016 11.18 2.894 2015 11.25 2.846 2014 11.30 2.919 2013 11.32 2.779 2012 11.78 2.770 2011 11.70 2.748 2010 11.35 2.812 2009 10.74 2.799 2008 11.49 2.979 2007 11.29 2.593 2006 11.27 2.865 2005 10.82 2.885 2004 10.64 2.802 2003 10.56 2.918 2002 10.34 2.785 2001 10.39 2.726 2000 10.09 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia fell from 5.14 in 2000 to 4.16 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2023 4.16 10.000 2022 3.92 10.190 2021 3.86 10.460 2020 3.62 10.460 2019 4.06 10.890 2018 4.12 10.460 2017 4.10 10.460 2016 4.12 10.460 2015 3.97 10.190 2014 4.50 10.460 2013 4.14 10.460 2012 4.22 10.460 2011 4.37 10.460 2010 4.62 10.710 2009 4.45 10.960 2008 4.73 10.815 2007 4.75 11.180 2006 4.73 10.430 2005 4.73 10.250 2004 4.72 10.715 2003 4.89 10.370 2002 4.99 10.180 2001 5.01 10.130 2000 5.14 10.070 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia rose from 0.02 in 2007 to 0.05 in 2024; the world median went from 0.37 to 0.725.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2024 0.05 0.725 2023 0.04 0.780 2022 0.09 0.740 2021 0.30 0.710 2020 0.29 0.665 2019 0.31 0.550 2018 0.28 0.490 2017 0.30 0.630 2016 0.15 0.545 2015 0.18 0.540 2014 0.11 0.470 2013 0.07 0.440 2012 0.07 0.480 2011 0.06 0.460 2010 0.02 0.330 2009 0.04 0.335 2008 0.02 0.290 2007 0.02 0.370 2006 — 0.305 2005 — 0.345 Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person) · lower is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia rose from 4.811 in 2000 to 5.393 in 2025; the world median went from 1.95 to 2.296.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2025 5.393 2.2963 2024 5.366 2.3139 2023 5.358 2.3174 2022 5.537 2.2724 2021 5.159 2.3370 2020 4.551 2.3057 2019 4.812 2.2578 2018 4.788 2.2485 2017 4.832 2.2209 2016 4.627 2.2308 2015 4.646 2.3000 2014 5.050 2.3814 2013 5.255 2.3363 2012 5.154 2.4200 2011 5.469 2.4794 2010 4.963 2.3679 2009 4.721 2.2224 2008 5.260 2.1727 2007 5.177 2.2036 2006 5.163 2.1203 2005 4.978 2.1512 2004 4.930 2.1055 2003 4.901 2.0449 2002 4.777 2.1195 2001 5.182 2.2004 2000 4.811 1.9499
03In context
Russia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Russia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland | =61st | 5.301 | 7.11 | 13.49 | — |
 Latvia | 65th | 3.452 | 1.04 | 15.59 | 6.519 |
 Lithuania | =89th | 4.387 | 2.17 | 8.77 | 5.712 |
 Georgia | =91st | 3.095 | 4.21 | 0.25 | — |
 Ukraine | =97th | 3.764 | 7.33 | 0.85 | — |
 Norway | 102nd | 6.668 | 2.04 | 4.57 | 4.406 |
 North Korea | =121st | 2.36 | 27.74 | — | — |
 Estonia | =123rd | 6.105 | 8.58 | 22.61 | 6.669 |
 Polandcompare | 151st | 7.08 | 32.49 | 4.89 | 4.336 |
 Belarus | 153rd | 6.163 | 4.73 | 0.06 | 4.12 |
 Chinacompare | 157th | 8.658 | 41.59 | 0.92 | 3.757 |
| Russia | =166th | 12.29 | 4.16 | 0.05 | 5.393 |
 Azerbaijan | =168th | 3.853 | 57.53 | 0.04 | — |
 Mongolia | 176th | 12.86 | 4.97 | 0 | 7.527 |
 Kazakhstan | 177th | 13.94 | 33.57 | 0.13 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Russia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Russia is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median14
Statistics on which Russia does better than the middle country measured.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.310.45No real change since 2014
Russia: 0.31 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 10th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52829,8952,528No real change since 2012
Russia: 29,895 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 20th of 181 · derived.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143.863.14No real change since 2015
Russia: 3.86 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 30th of 186 · derived.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4456.3447.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Russia: 56.34 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 45th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.931.565▲ Improved since 2013
Russia: 0.93 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 144th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 00.110▲ Improved since 2015
Russia: 0.11 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4511.114.45▲ Improved since 2013
Russia: 11.1 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 146th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.710.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Russia: 0.71 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 58th of 156 · derived.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1823.3618.18No real change since 2015
Russia: 23.36 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.866.163.8No earlier reading
Russia: 66.1 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 39th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6631.1681.663No earlier reading
Russia: 1.168 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.65No earlier reading
Russia: 4.6 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 90th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.8640.966No earlier reading
Russia: 0.864 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 112th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.120.4816.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Russia: 20.48 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Russia does worse than the middle country measured.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3896.3718.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Russia: 6.371 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 70th of 118 · derived.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7387.9412.738No real change since 2014
Russia: 7.941 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.1731.224.17No real change since 2015
Russia: 31.22 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 8th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7753,291,3253,775No real change since 2015
Russia: 3,291,325 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,27843,171,705689,278No real change since 2013
Russia: 43,171,705 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 4th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.8711.474No real change since 2015
Russia: 2.871 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3755,327,00652,375No real change since 2014
Russia: 5,327,006 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.6914,614325.69No real change since 2015
Russia: 14,614 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.8460.109No real change since 2013
Russia: 0.846 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 6th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.79383.7312.79No real change since 2013
Russia: 383.73 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,635192,2928,635No real change since 2013
Russia: 192,292 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 8th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,8245,339,03313,824No real change since 2015
Russia: 5,339,033 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 52537,278525No earlier reading
Russia: 37,278 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70818.511.708Moved since 2011
Russia: 18.51 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 24th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8384.7757.83Moved since 2013
Russia: 84.77 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1442.5540.144Moved since 2014
Russia: 2.554 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1002,605100No earlier reading
Russia: 2,605 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0849.7831.08No real change since 2013
Russia: 49.78 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 53rd of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.661.9713.66No earlier reading
Russia: 1.971 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 73rd of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9540.9642.954No real change since 1990
Russia: 0.964 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3628.7387.36Moved since 2013
Russia: 28.73 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 136th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1428.7662.14Moved since 2012
Russia: 28.76 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 125th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.781.73Moved since 2014
Russia: 0.78 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 132nd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6310.4837.63No real change since 2013
Russia: 10.48 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9613.1737.96No real change since 2013
Russia: 13.17 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 170th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.120.535No real change since 2013
Russia: 0.12 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 169th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Russia
Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Coal Share of Electricity Generation, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, Mangrove Area, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, Solar Share of Electricity Generation, Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Russia’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Russia’s 13th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour13th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 34th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital42nd of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture40th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality38th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade62nd of 1772/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing73rd of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation66th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge83rd of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience86th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 122nd of 1833/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions148th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 166th of 1864/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties183rd of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 171st of 1774/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Russia can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
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São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Liechtenstein27th2/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Hungary68th3/4 keysThis page
Russia=166th4/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Russia on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Russia rank on environment & sustainability?
Russia is placed joint 166th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress, Organic Agricultural Area and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Russia?
12.29 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Russia?
4.16 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Russia compare with China on environment & sustainability?
China is placed 157th of 186, and Russia joint 166th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: China 8.658, Russia 12.29; Water Stress: China 41.59, Russia 4.16; Organic Agricultural Area: China 0.92, Russia 0.05; Ecological Footprint: China 3.757, Russia 5.393.
How have Russia’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 10.09 in 2000 to 12.29 in 2024; Water Stress fell from 5.14 in 2000 to 4.16 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0.02 in 2007 to 0.05 in 2024; Ecological Footprint rose from 4.811 in 2000 to 5.393 in 2025.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Russia?
No current reading is published for Russia on Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Coal Share of Electricity Generation, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, Mangrove Area, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, Solar Share of Electricity Generation, Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Russia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Russia (banner) — Strokin.ru derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 3.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Russia: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/russia/environment