Kazakhstan vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Kazakhstan
9.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
17.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
13th
Ukraine rank
11th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 17.24 billion tonnes against 9.99 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 7.25 billion tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.7 times Kazakhstan's.
Across all 173 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 13th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 3,101 tonnes | 9,063 tonnes | 5,962 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1850s | 54,100 tonnes | 158,143 tonnes | 104,042 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 532,992 tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 3.38 million tonnes | 9.81 million tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 11.53 million tonnes | 32.89 million tonnes | 21.36 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 27.36 million tonnes | 76.08 million tonnes | 48.72 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 62.32 million tonnes | 171.23 million tonnes | 108.92 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 117.05 million tonnes | 323.31 million tonnes | 206.26 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 152.94 million tonnes | 422.32 million tonnes | 269.39 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 251.39 million tonnes | 693.43 million tonnes | 442.03 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 464.84 million tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 821.47 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 873.98 million tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 4.51 billion tonnes | 2.85 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 2.82 billion tonnes | 7.32 billion tonnes | 4.50 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 4.30 billion tonnes | 10.67 billion tonnes | 6.37 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 5.87 billion tonnes | 13.40 billion tonnes | 7.53 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 6.92 billion tonnes | 14.86 billion tonnes | 7.93 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 8.37 billion tonnes | 16.30 billion tonnes | 7.93 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 9.67 billion tonnes | 17.12 billion tonnes | 7.44 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Kazakhstan or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 17.24 billion tonnes against 9.99 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 7.25 billion tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kazakhstan ranks 13th 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.