India vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

India
66.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
31.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
7th
Ukraine rank
10th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • India
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

India currently reports 66.07 billion tonnes against 31.24 billion tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 34.84 billion tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was India ahead.

India ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Ukraine in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 712,720 tonnes 246,632 tonnes 466,089 tonnes India
1860s 3.34 million tonnes 969,362 tonnes 2.37 million tonnes India
1870s 7.72 million tonnes 16.78 million tonnes 9.06 million tonnes Ukraine
1880s 21.55 million tonnes 36.18 million tonnes 14.62 million tonnes Ukraine
1890s 67.43 million tonnes 93.16 million tonnes 25.73 million tonnes Ukraine
1900s 188.99 million tonnes 220.16 million tonnes 31.17 million tonnes Ukraine
1910s 443.67 million tonnes 405.64 million tonnes 38.03 million tonnes India
1920s 815.20 million tonnes 529.84 million tonnes 285.35 million tonnes India
1930s 1.22 billion tonnes 869.82 million tonnes 347.43 million tonnes India
1940s 1.70 billion tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 114.38 million tonnes India
1950s 2.33 billion tonnes 2.93 billion tonnes 597.44 million tonnes Ukraine
1960s 3.47 billion tonnes 5.75 billion tonnes 2.28 billion tonnes Ukraine
1970s 5.36 billion tonnes 10.41 billion tonnes 5.05 billion tonnes Ukraine
1980s 8.43 billion tonnes 16.93 billion tonnes 8.50 billion tonnes Ukraine
1990s 14.22 billion tonnes 23.03 billion tonnes 8.80 billion tonnes Ukraine
2000s 24.08 billion tonnes 26.39 billion tonnes 2.31 billion tonnes Ukraine
2010s 41.22 billion tonnes 29.32 billion tonnes 11.90 billion tonnes India
2020s 60.01 billion tonnes 30.94 billion tonnes 29.07 billion tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, India or Ukraine?
India, at 66.07 billion tonnes against 31.24 billion tonnes in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between India and Ukraine?
34.84 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Ukraine?
156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do India and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
India ranks 7th 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.