Australia vs Ukraine: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
1.2%
in 2024
Ukraine
2.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Ukraine rank
11th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 2.0% against 1.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Ukraine in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 2.0% against 1.2% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Ukraine?
- 0.8%, 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 11th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.