Namibia vs Ukraine: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Namibia
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ukraine
5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
81st
Ukraine rank
80th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Namibia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 81st and Ukraine ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Ukraine in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Namibia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Namibia and Ukraine?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Ukraine rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Namibia ranks 81st and Ukraine ranks 80th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.