Sunday, November 25, 2018

...The population (click here) of the Russian Federal Soviet Socialist Republic increased from 87 million in 1922 up to 148 million in 1991 and remained at that level until 1996, after which it started to decrease. From 2009 the situation seemed to be improving slightly until last year, which was predicted by some economists because about the year 2010 women aged 25-30, i.e. those with the highest fertility rate, made up the biggest age cohort. There is a high possibility that in 30 years the population will drop by over 10 million and by 2100 it will have decreased by the same number. By 2050 Russia will be the 15th most-populous country, following the Philippines and Tanzania....

Russia's GDP Per Capita (click here) reached 10,742.876 USD in Dec 2017, compared with 8,759.156 USD in Dec 2016. Russia GDP Per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1992 to Dec 2017, with an average number of 4,712.620 USD. The data reached an all-time high of 16,006.879 USD in Dec 2013 and a record low of 487.486 in Dec 1992. CEIC converts annual GDP per Capita into USD. Federal State Statistics Service provides GDP per Capita in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Central Bank of Russian Federation average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. GDP per Capita prior to 2011 is based on SNA 1993...



Metric tons per capita is a different measurement than gigagrams. Russia's highest emissions per capita was in 2013 at the rate of 12.75 metric tons per capita. Russia has done better and it needs to continue to move in that direction. Russia needs to measure it's interest in fossil fuels as an income to the country because a growing segment of the world is moving forward to alternative energies.

CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) in Russia was reported at 11.86 in 2014, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.