Brazil vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal

Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Ukraine rank
20th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Brazil
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Ukraine ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Brazil
1860s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Brazil
1870s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Ukraine
1880s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Ukraine
1890s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Ukraine
1900s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% Ukraine
1910s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% Ukraine
1920s 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% Ukraine
1930s 0.2% 1.5% 1.3% Ukraine
1940s 0.2% 1.9% 1.7% Ukraine
1950s 0.1% 3.7% 3.6% Ukraine
1960s 0.1% 4.6% 4.5% Ukraine
1970s 0.2% 5.2% 5.0% Ukraine
1980s 0.4% 4.4% 4.0% Ukraine
1990s 0.5% 2.2% 1.7% Ukraine
2000s 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% Ukraine
2010s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Ukraine
2020s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Ukraine?
0.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ukraine?
167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
Brazil ranks 21st and Ukraine ranks 20th of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.