Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ukraine
Ukraine: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.91 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ukraine, 1850–2024
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 3.91 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ukraine peaked at 14.89 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.61 tonnes per person, in 1929.
That places Ukraine 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 169 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.94 tonnes per person | 3.28 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.45 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | 5.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.31 tonnes per person | 6.02 tonnes per person | 6.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.82 tonnes per person | 7.1 tonnes per person | 8.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.61 tonnes per person | 8.97 tonnes per person | 10.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.66 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 8.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.25 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.64 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | 4.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.69 tonnes per person | 5.26 tonnes per person | 8.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.13 tonnes per person | 6.68 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.99 tonnes per person | 8.35 tonnes per person | 9.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.01 tonnes per person | 10.28 tonnes per person | 13.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.07 tonnes per person | 13.28 tonnes per person | 14.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.95 tonnes per person | 6.32 tonnes per person | 13.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.52 tonnes per person | 6.04 tonnes per person | 7.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 7.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 31.24 billion tonnes (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ukraine?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ukraine was 3.91 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 including land-use change recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 14.89 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 tonnes per person in 1929.
- How does Ukraine rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ukraine ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.