Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Ukraine
Ukraine: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 1.44 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.44 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
7.27 tonnes per person
in 1985
All-time low
0.0002 tonnes per person
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Ukraine, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 1.44 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Ukraine peaked at 7.27 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 1832.
That places Ukraine 33rd out of 179 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1832 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1833 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1850 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +430.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +189.5% |
| 1858 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +36.6% |
| 1859 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1860 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 1861 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1866 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +217.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0417 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 1872 | 0.057 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1874 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1875 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.1102 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 1879 | 0.1103 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1286 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1881 | 0.1303 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 0.1355 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1534 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1884 | 0.1457 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1519 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1539 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1531 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.1561 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1715 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1890 | 0.1877 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1963 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1892 | 0.2075 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1893 | 0.24 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1894 | 0.2525 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1895 | 0.2675 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1896 | 0.273 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3149 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1898 | 0.3488 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4148 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1900 | 0.46 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1901 | 0.4495 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1902 | 0.4347 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4361 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.4927 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1905 | 0.4629 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1906 | 0.5234 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1907 | 0.5896 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1908 | 0.5884 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 0.6134 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 0.5878 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1911 | 0.6178 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1912 | 0.7096 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1913 | 0.7798 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1914 | 0.6789 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1915 | 0.5927 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1916 | 0.6253 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1917 | 0.5756 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1918 | 0.224 tonnes per person | -61.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1673 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1538 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1726 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1922 | 0.2083 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1923 | 0.2267 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1924 | 0.2802 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1925 | 0.2665 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1926 | 0.4065 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 1927 | 0.5054 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1928 | 0.5674 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1929 | 0.5865 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 0.7161 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1931 | 0.8495 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1932 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1933 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1934 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1935 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1936 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1937 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1939 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 2.38 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1941 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1942 | 0.9167 tonnes per person | -54.8% |
| 1943 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1944 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +47.0% |
| 1945 | 1.79 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1946 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1947 | 2.37 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1948 | 2.48 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1949 | 2.78 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1950 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1951 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1952 | 3.42 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1953 | 3.55 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 3.81 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1955 | 4.24 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1956 | 4.52 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1957 | 4.8 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1958 | 4.93 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 5.01 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 5.02 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 4.94 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 4.92 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 5.1 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 5.24 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 5.41 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 5.57 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 5.62 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 5.56 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 5.63 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.95 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 6.08 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 6.25 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 6.32 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 6.34 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.52 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 6.68 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 6.78 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.78 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 6.78 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 7.09 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 6.5 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 6.57 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.52 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 6.47 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 7.27 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 7.22 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 7.07 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 6.86 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 6.21 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 4.69 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 4.51 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 3.57 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 2.48 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.48 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.74 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.82 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 3.43 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 3.13 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.44 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.47 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 2.61 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 2.78 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 2.67 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 1.44 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 7.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 1.44 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +430.8% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1866 | +217.4% | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person |
| 1855 | +189.5% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person |
| 1918 | -61.1% | 0.5756 tonnes per person | 0.224 tonnes per person |
| 1942 | -54.8% | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.9167 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0731 tonnes per person | 0.0417 tonnes per person | 0.1103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.148 tonnes per person | 0.1286 tonnes per person | 0.1715 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2703 tonnes per person | 0.1877 tonnes per person | 0.4148 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5051 tonnes per person | 0.4347 tonnes per person | 0.6134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5559 tonnes per person | 0.1673 tonnes per person | 0.7798 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3374 tonnes per person | 0.1538 tonnes per person | 0.5865 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.7161 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 0.9167 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.06 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | 5.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.45 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | 6.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.78 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | 7.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.63 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 2.48 tonnes per person | 3.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 tonnes per person | 2.48 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Ukraine?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Ukraine was 1.44 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1832.
- How does Ukraine rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ukraine ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.