France vs Ukraine: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
France
2.3%
in 2024
Ukraine
2.0%
in 2024
France rank
10th
Ukraine rank
11th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- Ukraine
How they compare
France currently reports 2.3% against 2.0% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
Across all 173 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 179 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | France |
| 1850s | 8.1% | 0.0% | 8.1% | France |
| 1860s | 9.3% | 0.0% | 9.3% | France |
| 1870s | 9.7% | 0.1% | 9.6% | France |
| 1880s | 9.4% | 0.1% | 9.2% | France |
| 1890s | 8.8% | 0.2% | 8.5% | France |
| 1900s | 7.9% | 0.3% | 7.6% | France |
| 1910s | 7.0% | 0.4% | 6.6% | France |
| 1920s | 6.4% | 0.4% | 6.0% | France |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 0.5% | 6.0% | France |
| 1940s | 6.0% | 0.7% | 5.3% | France |
| 1950s | 5.7% | 1.1% | 4.6% | France |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 1.7% | 3.7% | France |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% | France |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1.6% | France |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | France |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 0.6% | France |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | France |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, France or Ukraine?
- France, at 2.3% against 2.0% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between France and Ukraine?
- 0.3%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do France and Ukraine rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 10th 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.