Germany vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
7.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
6.45 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Ukraine rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- Ukraine
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.66 billion tonnes against 6.45 billion tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 1.21 billion tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ukraine ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 146 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 118,846 tonnes | 118,846 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 68,150 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 585,873 tonnes | 5.78 million tonnes | 5.20 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 3.03 million tonnes | 22.61 million tonnes | 19.58 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 28.28 million tonnes | 191.17 million tonnes | 162.89 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 424.14 million tonnes | 737.79 million tonnes | 313.64 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 382.75 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 3.54 billion tonnes | 829.21 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 4.87 billion tonnes | 501.29 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 6.09 billion tonnes | 5.88 billion tonnes | 216.28 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.35 billion tonnes | 6.35 billion tonnes | 995.61 million tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or Ukraine?
- Germany, at 7.66 billion tonnes against 6.45 billion tonnes in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and Ukraine?
- 1.21 billion tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 6th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.