Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine
Ukraine: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
80th
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1985
All-time low
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1929
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine stood at 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine peaked at 18.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1929.
That places Ukraine 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 77 Italy 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Bulgaria 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Algeria 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 Namibia 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Seychelles 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Croatia 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine was 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 18.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1929.
- How does Ukraine rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ukraine ranks 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.