Australia vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Australia
6.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
6.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Ukraine rank
18th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Australia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 6.84 billion tonnes against 6.42 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 420.47 million tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 173 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 15,187 tonnes | 15,187 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 251,046 tonnes | 251,046 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 12,091 tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | 17.07 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 1.06 million tonnes | 48.92 million tonnes | 47.86 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 4.18 million tonnes | 82.33 million tonnes | 78.14 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 12.17 million tonnes | 107.35 million tonnes | 95.19 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 41.49 million tonnes | 172.51 million tonnes | 131.02 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 96.88 million tonnes | 288.67 million tonnes | 191.79 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 220.07 million tonnes | 464.84 million tonnes | 244.78 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 519.93 million tonnes | 989.69 million tonnes | 469.75 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 2.21 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 4.14 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 5.65 billion tonnes | 2.85 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.84 billion tonnes | 6.13 billion tonnes | 2.29 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 5.10 billion tonnes | 6.52 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 6.14 billion tonnes | 6.78 billion tonnes | 638.65 million tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Australia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 6.84 billion tonnes against 6.42 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Australia and Ukraine?
- 420.47 million tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Australia ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 18th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.