Russia vs Ukraine: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Russia
0.449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ukraine
0.4627 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Russia rank
16th
Ukraine rank
15th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Russia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ against 0.449 kilograms per international-$ in Russia, a difference of 0.0137 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 16th and Ukraine ranks 15th of 164 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 kilograms per international-$ | 1.4 kilograms per international-$ | 0.193 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1741 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.7163 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8468 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1306 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.589 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1082 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4735 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0265 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Russia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ against 0.449 kilograms per international-$ in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Russia and Ukraine?
- 0.0137 kilograms per international-$, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Russia ranks 16th and Ukraine ranks 15th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).