Per capita methane emissions in Ukraine
Ukraine: Per capita methane emissions was 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
53rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1990
All-time low
1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2022
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Ukraine stood at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Ukraine peaked at 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2022.
Ukraine ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 51 Iceland 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 52 Bhutan 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 54 Sudan 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 55 Cambodia 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Eritrea 1.34 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 methane emissions in Ukraine?
- Per capita methane emissions in Ukraine was 1.38 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 methane emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Ukraine ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.