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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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