Canada vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Canada
35.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
31.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Ukraine rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Canada
- Ukraine
How they compare
Canada currently reports 35.64 billion tonnes against 31.24 billion tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 4.41 billion tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 16 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 174,040 tonnes | 9,063 tonnes | 164,977 tonnes | Canada |
| 1850s | 1.24 million tonnes | 158,143 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 5.92 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 19.66 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | 9.61 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 68.72 million tonnes | 36.18 million tonnes | 32.54 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 190.69 million tonnes | 93.16 million tonnes | 97.53 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 423.53 million tonnes | 220.16 million tonnes | 203.37 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 972.89 million tonnes | 405.64 million tonnes | 567.26 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 529.84 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.61 billion tonnes | 869.82 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.71 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.26 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 7.29 billion tonnes | 5.75 billion tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.58 billion tonnes | 10.41 billion tonnes | 167.71 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 14.75 billion tonnes | 16.93 billion tonnes | 2.17 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 19.32 billion tonnes | 23.03 billion tonnes | 3.71 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 24.75 billion tonnes | 26.39 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 30.40 billion tonnes | 29.32 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 34.56 billion tonnes | 30.94 billion tonnes | 3.62 billion tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Canada or Ukraine?
- Canada, at 35.64 billion tonnes against 31.24 billion tonnes in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Canada and Ukraine?
- 4.41 billion tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Canada ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.