France vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
France
35.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
44.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
13th
Ukraine rank
11th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- France
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 44.32 billion tonnes against 35.81 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 8.51 billion tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 13th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 358.64 million tonnes | 145.51 million tonnes | 213.13 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 830.32 million tonnes | 641.67 million tonnes | 188.64 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | 101.38 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | 534.93 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 2.99 billion tonnes | 4.20 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 4.00 billion tonnes | 6.28 billion tonnes | 2.28 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 5.04 billion tonnes | 8.30 billion tonnes | 3.26 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 5.96 billion tonnes | 9.29 billion tonnes | 3.32 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 7.56 billion tonnes | 10.12 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 8.67 billion tonnes | 11.92 billion tonnes | 3.26 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 10.30 billion tonnes | 14.60 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 13.06 billion tonnes | 18.08 billion tonnes | 5.02 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 17.15 billion tonnes | 23.03 billion tonnes | 5.88 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 21.58 billion tonnes | 29.74 billion tonnes | 8.16 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 25.46 billion tonnes | 35.94 billion tonnes | 10.48 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 29.40 billion tonnes | 39.34 billion tonnes | 9.94 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 32.95 billion tonnes | 42.33 billion tonnes | 9.38 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 35.28 billion tonnes | 44.01 billion tonnes | 8.73 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, France or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 44.32 billion tonnes against 35.81 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between France and Ukraine?
- 8.51 billion tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ukraine?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- France ranks 13th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.