Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Ukraine
Ukraine: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 3.17 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.17 million tonnes
Change on year
up 185.4%
World rank
23rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
54.36 million tonnes
in 1985
All-time low
-90.87 million tonnes
in 1994
Years of data
169
1831–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Ukraine, 1831–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Ukraine is 3.17 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 185.4% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Ukraine peaked at 54.36 million tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, -90.87 million tonnes, in 1994.
That places Ukraine 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 711 tonnes | — |
| 1832 | -1,422 tonnes | -300.0% |
| 1833 | 711 tonnes | -150.0% |
| 1859 | 5,686 tonnes | +699.7% |
| 1860 | 31,984 tonnes | +462.5% |
| 1861 | 35,537 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1862 | -16,347 tonnes | -146.0% |
| 1863 | 7,108 tonnes | -143.5% |
| 1864 | 19,190 tonnes | +170.0% |
| 1865 | -7,818 tonnes | -140.7% |
| 1866 | 365,325 tonnes | -4772.9% |
| 1867 | 78,894 tonnes | -78.4% |
| 1868 | -103,059 tonnes | -230.6% |
| 1869 | 181,952 tonnes | -276.6% |
| 1870 | 58,992 tonnes | -67.6% |
| 1871 | 262,978 tonnes | +345.8% |
| 1872 | 27,009 tonnes | -89.7% |
| 1873 | -63,968 tonnes | -336.8% |
| 1874 | 208,961 tonnes | -426.7% |
| 1875 | 179,109 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1876 | 329,788 tonnes | +84.1% |
| 1877 | 34,827 tonnes | -89.4% |
| 1878 | 530,931 tonnes | +1424.5% |
| 1879 | 58,992 tonnes | -88.9% |
| 1880 | 401,574 tonnes | +580.7% |
| 1881 | 144,993 tonnes | -63.9% |
| 1882 | 152,812 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1883 | 417,210 tonnes | +173.0% |
| 1884 | 52,596 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1885 | 311,309 tonnes | +491.9% |
| 1886 | 97,372 tonnes | -68.7% |
| 1887 | 226,730 tonnes | +132.8% |
| 1888 | 177,688 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 1889 | 344,003 tonnes | +93.6% |
| 1890 | 615,510 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1891 | 531,641 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1892 | 339,028 tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1893 | 1.06 million tonnes | +211.3% |
| 1894 | 132,910 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1895 | 1.09 million tonnes | +720.9% |
| 1896 | 151,390 tonnes | -86.1% |
| 1897 | 1.34 million tonnes | +783.6% |
| 1898 | 1.20 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1899 | 1.78 million tonnes | +47.7% |
| 1900 | 1.71 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1901 | 388,781 tonnes | -77.3% |
| 1902 | -511,741 tonnes | -231.6% |
| 1903 | -315,573 tonnes | -38.3% |
| 1904 | 1.59 million tonnes | -605.0% |
| 1905 | -1.69 million tonnes | -206.1% |
| 1906 | 1.98 million tonnes | -216.9% |
| 1907 | 1.93 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 110,166 tonnes | -94.3% |
| 1909 | 1.00 million tonnes | +812.3% |
| 1910 | -368,168 tonnes | -136.6% |
| 1911 | 688,006 tonnes | -286.9% |
| 1912 | 2.58 million tonnes | +274.3% |
| 1913 | 1.90 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1914 | -2.33 million tonnes | -222.7% |
| 1915 | -1.77 million tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1916 | 1.30 million tonnes | -173.6% |
| 1917 | -1.68 million tonnes | -229.0% |
| 1918 | -11.66 million tonnes | +594.5% |
| 1919 | -1.13 million tonnes | -90.3% |
| 1920 | -582,104 tonnes | -48.4% |
| 1921 | 508,897 tonnes | -187.4% |
| 1922 | 1.43 million tonnes | +181.8% |
| 1923 | 833,710 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1924 | 1.68 million tonnes | +102.0% |
| 1925 | -136,464 tonnes | -108.1% |
| 1926 | 4.65 million tonnes | -3504.2% |
| 1927 | 3.65 million tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1928 | 2.07 million tonnes | -43.3% |
| 1929 | 1.59 million tonnes | -22.9% |
| 1930 | 8.02 million tonnes | +403.2% |
| 1931 | 6.11 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1932 | 4.61 million tonnes | -24.5% |
| 1933 | 4.82 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1934 | 9.61 million tonnes | +99.3% |
| 1935 | 7.32 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1936 | 9.21 million tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1937 | 1.62 million tonnes | -82.4% |
| 1938 | 4.08 million tonnes | +151.5% |
| 1939 | 953,064 tonnes | -76.7% |
| 1940 | 15.65 million tonnes | +1542.3% |
| 1941 | -11.46 million tonnes | -173.2% |
| 1942 | -37.81 million tonnes | +230.0% |
| 1943 | 1.97 million tonnes | -105.2% |
| 1944 | 21.16 million tonnes | +976.2% |
| 1945 | 4.01 million tonnes | -81.1% |
| 1946 | 8.94 million tonnes | +123.1% |
| 1947 | 16.57 million tonnes | +85.3% |
| 1948 | 6.26 million tonnes | -62.2% |
| 1949 | 14.22 million tonnes | +126.9% |
| 1950 | 13.56 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1951 | 11.04 million tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1952 | 10.11 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1953 | 8.86 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1954 | 14.91 million tonnes | +68.3% |
| 1955 | 23.65 million tonnes | +58.7% |
| 1956 | 19.30 million tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1957 | 20.70 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1958 | 16.17 million tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1959 | 13.15 million tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1960 | 11.05 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1961 | 8.72 million tonnes | -21.1% |
| 1962 | 14.26 million tonnes | +63.6% |
| 1963 | 21.96 million tonnes | +54.0% |
| 1964 | 20.64 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 21.00 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 20.53 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 17.63 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1968 | 11.32 million tonnes | -35.8% |
| 1969 | 17.23 million tonnes | +52.2% |
| 1970 | 22.51 million tonnes | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 27.90 million tonnes | +24.0% |
| 1972 | 25.24 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 21.48 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1974 | 20.16 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 28.17 million tonnes | +39.7% |
| 1976 | 22.29 million tonnes | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 20.42 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 21.30 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 5.34 million tonnes | -74.9% |
| 1980 | 25.58 million tonnes | +379.0% |
| 1981 | -13.08 million tonnes | -151.1% |
| 1982 | 12.54 million tonnes | -195.9% |
| 1983 | 9.48 million tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1984 | 6.02 million tonnes | -36.5% |
| 1985 | 54.36 million tonnes | +802.3% |
| 1986 | -2.92 million tonnes | -105.4% |
| 1987 | -6.64 million tonnes | +127.6% |
| 1988 | -6.59 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1989 | -43.67 million tonnes | +562.7% |
| 1990 | 22.67 million tonnes | -151.9% |
| 1991 | -73.33 million tonnes | -423.5% |
| 1992 | -43.69 million tonnes | -40.4% |
| 1993 | -79.01 million tonnes | +80.8% |
| 1994 | -90.87 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1995 | -29.46 million tonnes | -67.6% |
| 1996 | -38.34 million tonnes | +30.2% |
| 1997 | -11.25 million tonnes | -70.7% |
| 1998 | -11.71 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1999 | -30.24 million tonnes | +158.3% |
| 2000 | -12.97 million tonnes | -57.1% |
| 2001 | 18.21 million tonnes | -240.4% |
| 2002 | -7.98 million tonnes | -143.8% |
| 2003 | 11.34 million tonnes | -242.2% |
| 2004 | 3.38 million tonnes | -70.2% |
| 2005 | 2.89 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 19.54 million tonnes | +576.9% |
| 2007 | 3.77 million tonnes | -80.7% |
| 2008 | -10.85 million tonnes | -387.3% |
| 2009 | -48.39 million tonnes | +346.2% |
| 2010 | 16.77 million tonnes | -134.7% |
| 2011 | 14.01 million tonnes | -16.5% |
| 2012 | -3.95 million tonnes | -128.2% |
| 2013 | -6.89 million tonnes | +74.6% |
| 2014 | -39.84 million tonnes | +478.2% |
| 2015 | -33.85 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 10.26 million tonnes | -130.3% |
| 2017 | -10.82 million tonnes | -205.5% |
| 2018 | 8.61 million tonnes | -179.6% |
| 2019 | -9.71 million tonnes | -212.8% |
| 2020 | -15.09 million tonnes | +55.3% |
| 2021 | 3.54 million tonnes | -123.4% |
| 2022 | -67.60 million tonnes | -2012.0% |
| 2023 | -3.71 million tonnes | -94.5% |
| 2024 | 3.17 million tonnes | -185.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 3.17 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,432 tonnes, 32.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 3.17 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1,028 tonnes. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +4772.9% | -7,818 tonnes | 365,325 tonnes |
| 1926 | +3504.2% | -136,464 tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes |
| 2022 | -2012.0% | 3.54 million tonnes | -67.60 million tonnes |
| 1940 | +1542.3% | 953,064 tonnes | 15.65 million tonnes |
| 1878 | +1424.5% | 34,827 tonnes | 530,931 tonnes |
| 1944 | +976.2% | 1.97 million tonnes | 21.16 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | -1,422 tonnes | 711 tonnes | 3 |
| 1850s | 5,686 tonnes | 5,686 tonnes | 5,686 tonnes | 1 |
| 1860s | 59,277 tonnes | -103,059 tonnes | 365,325 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 162,762 tonnes | -63,968 tonnes | 530,931 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 232,629 tonnes | 52,596 tonnes | 417,210 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 823,546 tonnes | 132,910 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 619,205 tonnes | -1.69 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.25 million tonnes | -11.66 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.57 million tonnes | -582,104 tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.64 million tonnes | 953,064 tonnes | 9.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.95 million tonnes | -37.81 million tonnes | 21.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.15 million tonnes | 8.86 million tonnes | 23.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.43 million tonnes | 8.72 million tonnes | 21.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.48 million tonnes | 5.34 million tonnes | 28.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.51 million tonnes | -43.67 million tonnes | 54.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -38.52 million tonnes | -90.87 million tonnes | 22.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.10 million tonnes | -48.39 million tonnes | 19.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.54 million tonnes | -39.84 million tonnes | 16.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.94 million tonnes | -67.60 million tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Ukraine?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Ukraine was 3.17 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 54.36 million tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.87 million tonnes in 1994.
- How does Ukraine rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Ukraine ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.