Pakistan vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Pakistan
0.5%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.4%
in 2024
Pakistan rank
31st
Ukraine rank
34th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Pakistan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ukraine ahead.
Pakistan ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 3.2% | 3.0% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.1% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Pakistan or Ukraine?
- Pakistan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Pakistan and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Ukraine?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Pakistan ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.