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