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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.