Brazil vs Ukraine: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
50.95 million tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
54.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Ukraine rank
20th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 54.56 million tonnes against 50.95 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 3.60 million tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Ukraine ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 328,630 tonnes | 96,662 tonnes | 231,968 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1860s | 523,599 tonnes | 326,026 tonnes | 197,573 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1870s | 884,500 tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | 480,793 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 1.23 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 2.30 million tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 2.96 million tonnes | 12.41 million tonnes | 9.45 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 4.06 million tonnes | 14.84 million tonnes | 10.78 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 5.02 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 5.39 million tonnes | 46.59 million tonnes | 41.19 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 6.33 million tonnes | 68.34 million tonnes | 62.01 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 5.41 million tonnes | 162.16 million tonnes | 156.75 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 6.83 million tonnes | 239.14 million tonnes | 232.31 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 11.96 million tonnes | 313.73 million tonnes | 301.77 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 30.41 million tonnes | 345.40 million tonnes | 314.98 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 43.83 million tonnes | 187.42 million tonnes | 143.60 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 51.00 million tonnes | 140.14 million tonnes | 89.14 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 64.30 million tonnes | 135.02 million tonnes | 70.72 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 57.17 million tonnes | 75.29 million tonnes | 18.12 million tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 54.56 million tonnes against 50.95 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Ukraine?
- 3.60 million tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ukraine?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ukraine rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Ukraine ranks 20th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.