Japan vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Japan
7.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
6.45 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
Ukraine rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Japan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.63 billion tonnes against 6.45 billion tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 1.18 billion tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Ukraine ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 146 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | 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 | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 39,572 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 39,572 tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 463,127 tonnes | 118,846 tonnes | 344,281 tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 653,263 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 2.07 million tonnes | 5.78 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 4.04 million tonnes | 22.61 million tonnes | 18.57 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 23.28 million tonnes | 191.17 million tonnes | 167.89 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 113.61 million tonnes | 737.79 million tonnes | 624.18 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 561.67 million tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 3.54 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.30 billion tonnes | 4.87 billion tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 5.51 billion tonnes | 5.88 billion tonnes | 360.84 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 7.24 billion tonnes | 6.35 billion tonnes | 881.84 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Japan or Ukraine?
- Japan, at 7.63 billion tonnes against 6.45 billion tonnes in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Japan and Ukraine?
- 1.18 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Japan ranks 7th 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.