Sweden vs Ukraine: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Sweden
27.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
31.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden rank
50th
Ukraine rank
48th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Sweden
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 31.48 million tonnes against 27.15 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 4.33 million tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Sweden ranks 50th and Ukraine ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 3,666 tonnes | 4,331 tonnes | 664.1 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 27,836 tonnes | 68,858 tonnes | 41,022 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 74,007 tonnes | 614,311 tonnes | 540,304 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 160,131 tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 320,225 tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 412,957 tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 888,163 tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 2.90 million tonnes | 10.12 million tonnes | 7.22 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 3.86 million tonnes | 11.87 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 21.15 million tonnes | 27.60 million tonnes | 6.45 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 53.38 million tonnes | 77.51 million tonnes | 24.13 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 76.95 million tonnes | 162.13 million tonnes | 85.18 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 50.88 million tonnes | 198.10 million tonnes | 147.22 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 43.24 million tonnes | 93.63 million tonnes | 50.38 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 38.59 million tonnes | 38.07 million tonnes | 520,830 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 31.19 million tonnes | 36.42 million tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 26.58 million tonnes | 33.18 million tonnes | 6.60 million tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Sweden or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 31.48 million tonnes against 27.15 million tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Sweden and Ukraine?
- 4.33 million tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Ukraine?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Ukraine rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
- Sweden ranks 50th and Ukraine ranks 48th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil, measured in tonnes.