Czechia vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Czechia
9.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
17.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Czechia rank
14th
Ukraine rank
11th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Czechia
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 17.24 billion tonnes against 9.86 billion tonnes in Czechia, a difference of 7.38 billion tonnes.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.7 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Ukraine ahead.

Czechia ranks 14th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 179 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 10 and Ukraine in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Ukraine Difference Ahead
1860s 8.78 million tonnes 1.55 million tonnes 7.23 million tonnes Czechia
1870s 62.29 million tonnes 9.81 million tonnes 52.48 million tonnes Czechia
1880s 211.78 million tonnes 32.89 million tonnes 178.89 million tonnes Czechia
1890s 463.26 million tonnes 76.08 million tonnes 387.18 million tonnes Czechia
1900s 805.70 million tonnes 171.23 million tonnes 634.46 million tonnes Czechia
1910s 1.22 billion tonnes 323.31 million tonnes 898.55 million tonnes Czechia
1920s 1.59 billion tonnes 422.32 million tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes Czechia
1930s 1.96 billion tonnes 693.43 million tonnes 1.27 billion tonnes Czechia
1940s 2.45 billion tonnes 1.29 billion tonnes 1.16 billion tonnes Czechia
1950s 3.05 billion tonnes 2.43 billion tonnes 625.41 million tonnes Czechia
1960s 3.97 billion tonnes 4.51 billion tonnes 538.84 million tonnes Ukraine
1970s 5.19 billion tonnes 7.32 billion tonnes 2.13 billion tonnes Ukraine
1980s 6.55 billion tonnes 10.67 billion tonnes 4.12 billion tonnes Ukraine
1990s 7.74 billion tonnes 13.40 billion tonnes 5.66 billion tonnes Ukraine
2000s 8.60 billion tonnes 14.86 billion tonnes 6.25 billion tonnes Ukraine
2010s 9.34 billion tonnes 16.30 billion tonnes 6.95 billion tonnes Ukraine
2020s 9.78 billion tonnes 17.12 billion tonnes 7.34 billion tonnes Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Czechia or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 17.24 billion tonnes against 9.86 billion tonnes in Czechia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Czechia and Ukraine?
7.38 billion tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Ukraine?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Czechia ranks 14th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.