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Socio-Economic Context Value Trend
GDP per capita (current US$, 2015) 9057.1
Population (millions, 2015) 144.1
Population density (people per sq. km of land area, 2015) 8.8
Unemployment (% of total labor force, 2014) 5.1
Gini index (index 0 to 100, 2012) 41.6
Human Development Index (index 0 to 1, 2014) 0.8
Natural Asset Base
Average annual deforestation (% change in forest area, 2015) -0.05
Annual freshwater withdrawals per capita (cubic meters, 2014) 424.1
Agricultural land (% of land area, 2013) 13.2
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area, 2014) 8.75
Environmental and Resource Productivity
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons, 2013) 12.5
Carbon productivity (GDP per kg of CO2 emissions, 2013) 2.02
Environmental Quality of Life
Population exposure to air pollution (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic meter, 2012) 9.84
Access to improved sanitation (% of population, 2015) 72.2
Access to improved water source (% of population, 2015) 96.9
Access to electricity (% of population, 2012) 100
Policies and economic opportunities
Fossil fuel consumption subsidies (billion US$, 2014) 39.6
Environmentally related tax revenue N.A.
Renewable electricity (% of electricity mix, 2012) 15.6
Wealth Changes
Changes in wealth per capita (US$, 2011) 1496.3

Country publications

Russia Green Finance: Unlocking opportunities for green investments (in Russian)

World Bank Group

Towards Decarbonising Transport: A 2018 Stocktake on Sectoral Ambition in the G20

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), Agora Verkehrswende

Resource Efficiency for Sustainable Development: Key Messages for the G20

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Resource Panel (IRP)

Investing in a Green Belt and Road? Assessing the Implementation of China’s Green Credit Guidelines Abroad

Friends of the Earth

Economic Policy Reforms 2016: Going for Growth Interim Report

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Regional publications

Accelerating Zero-Emissions Delivery An innovative approach to transforming the last mile_EDF.JPG

Accelerating Zero-Emissions Delivery: An innovative approach to transforming the last mile

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Plastics the circular economy and Europe′s environment A priority for action_European Environmental Agency.JPG

Plastics, the circular economy and Europe′s environment: A priority for action

European Environmental Agency
Mapping together A guide to monitoring forest and landscape restoration using Collect Earth mapathons_FAO.JPG

Mapping together: A guide to monitoring forest and landscape restoration using Collect Earth mapathons

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Projects

Climate Friendly Economy: Introduction of Best Available Techniques in the Russian Federation

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

ClimBiz- Black Sea Climate and Business Initiative

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Relevant Green Growth Policies

Regulations on the Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency (2004)
Regulations on the Federal Water Resources Agency
UNFCCC COP 21 NDC Submission 

Additional resources for Russian Federation:
UNEPLive
IRENA REsource Country Profile 
REN21: Energy Regulation and Policies for Renewables
Reegle Policy and Regulatory Overview
Open EI