What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Ukraine?

Cumulative co₂ emissions in Ukraine was 31.24 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Ukraine?

The highest recorded value was 31.24 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Ukraine?

The lowest recorded value was 3,554 tonnes in 1830.

How does Ukraine rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?

Ukraine ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Ukraine

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Ukraine
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 31.24 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

31.24 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

10th

of 215 countries

All-time high

31.24 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

3,554 tonnes

in 1830

Years of data

173

1830–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Ukraine, 1830–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 31.24 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 173 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Ukraine peaked at 31.24 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,554 tonnes, in 1830.

Ukraine ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	9,063 tonnes	3,554 tonnes	14,216 tonnes	4
1850s	158,143 tonnes	36,249 tonnes	296,384 tonnes	4
1860s	1.57 million tonnes	427,873 tonnes	3.60 million tonnes	10
1870s	10.06 million tonnes	4.35 million tonnes	17.94 million tonnes	10
1880s	36.18 million tonnes	20.66 million tonnes	54.25 million tonnes	10
1890s	93.16 million tonnes	59.51 million tonnes	136.80 million tonnes	10
1900s	220.16 million tonnes	151.40 million tonnes	295.94 million tonnes	10
1910s	405.64 million tonnes	314.64 million tonnes	475.98 million tonnes	10
1920s	529.84 million tonnes	482.00 million tonnes	602.78 million tonnes	10
1930s	869.82 million tonnes	633.11 million tonnes	1.18 billion tonnes	10
1940s	1.59 billion tonnes	1.27 billion tonnes	1.99 billion tonnes	10
1950s	2.93 billion tonnes	2.12 billion tonnes	3.94 billion tonnes	10
1960s	5.75 billion tonnes	4.22 billion tonnes	7.50 billion tonnes	10
1970s	10.41 billion tonnes	7.95 billion tonnes	13.12 billion tonnes	10
1980s	16.93 billion tonnes	13.80 billion tonnes	20.14 billion tonnes	10
1990s	23.03 billion tonnes	20.84 billion tonnes	24.71 billion tonnes	10
2000s	26.39 billion tonnes	24.99 billion tonnes	27.80 billion tonnes	10
2010s	29.32 billion tonnes	28.09 billion tonnes	30.39 billion tonnes	10
2020s	30.94 billion tonnes	30.60 billion tonnes	31.24 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

7 India 66.07 billion tonnes compare
8 France 40.05 billion tonnes compare
9 Canada 35.64 billion tonnes compare
11 Poland 29.04 billion tonnes compare
12 Italy 26.01 billion tonnes compare
13 South Africa 22.83 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More climate change data for Ukraine

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
Population growth 2.9% (2025)
Population, total 38.98 million (2025)
Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
Urban population 27.13 million (2025)
Urban population 69.6% (2025)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.4% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Ukraine?: Cumulative co₂ emissions in Ukraine was 31.24 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Ukraine?: The highest recorded value was 31.24 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Ukraine?: The lowest recorded value was 3,554 tonnes in 1830.
How does Ukraine rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?: Ukraine ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.