Italy vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Italy
5.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
6.45 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
10th
Ukraine rank
9th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Italy
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 6.45 billion tonnes against 5.90 billion tonnes in Italy, a difference of 554.39 million tonnes.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Ukraine ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 146 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Ukraine Difference Ahead
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 20,885 tonnes 0 tonnes 20,885 tonnes Italy
1910s 130,071 tonnes 0 tonnes 130,071 tonnes Italy
1920s 250,619 tonnes 118,846 tonnes 131,774 tonnes Italy
1930s 419,899 tonnes 1.84 million tonnes 1.42 million tonnes Ukraine
1940s 1.05 million tonnes 5.78 million tonnes 4.73 million tonnes Ukraine
1950s 25.60 million tonnes 22.61 million tonnes 2.98 million tonnes Italy
1960s 140.37 million tonnes 191.17 million tonnes 50.80 million tonnes Ukraine
1970s 404.18 million tonnes 737.79 million tonnes 333.61 million tonnes Ukraine
1980s 921.14 million tonnes 1.83 billion tonnes 907.58 million tonnes Ukraine
1990s 1.76 billion tonnes 3.54 billion tonnes 1.78 billion tonnes Ukraine
2000s 3.06 billion tonnes 4.87 billion tonnes 1.81 billion tonnes Ukraine
2010s 4.58 billion tonnes 5.88 billion tonnes 1.30 billion tonnes Ukraine
2020s 5.64 billion tonnes 6.35 billion tonnes 717.15 million tonnes Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Italy or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 6.45 billion tonnes against 5.90 billion tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Italy and Ukraine?
554.39 million 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 from gas?
Italy ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
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
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.