Italy vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Italy
26.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
31.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
12th
Ukraine rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Italy
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 31.24 billion tonnes against 26.01 billion tonnes in Italy, a difference of 5.23 billion tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Ukraine ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Ukraine in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 5.52 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 3.95 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 28.77 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | 18.71 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 83.62 million tonnes | 36.18 million tonnes | 47.44 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 189.57 million tonnes | 93.16 million tonnes | 96.40 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 334.53 million tonnes | 220.16 million tonnes | 114.37 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 570.25 million tonnes | 405.64 million tonnes | 164.61 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 817.75 million tonnes | 529.84 million tonnes | 287.90 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 869.82 million tonnes | 312.10 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.53 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 57.57 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 1.98 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | 950.22 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 3.22 billion tonnes | 5.75 billion tonnes | 2.52 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 6.05 billion tonnes | 10.41 billion tonnes | 4.36 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 9.73 billion tonnes | 16.93 billion tonnes | 7.20 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 13.85 billion tonnes | 23.03 billion tonnes | 9.18 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 18.52 billion tonnes | 26.39 billion tonnes | 7.86 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 22.81 billion tonnes | 29.32 billion tonnes | 6.50 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 25.37 billion tonnes | 30.94 billion tonnes | 5.57 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Italy or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 31.24 billion tonnes against 26.01 billion tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Italy and Ukraine?
- 5.23 billion tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Ukraine?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Italy ranks 12th 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.