Per capita methane emissions in Ukraine
Ukraine: Per capita methane emissions was 1.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.38
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
53rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.67
in 1990
All-time low
1.32
in 2022
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Ukraine, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Ukraine stood at 1.38.
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 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.32, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.38 | — |
| 1851 | 1.39 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 1.4 | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 1.4 | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 1.41 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 1.42 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 1.42 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 1.43 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 1.44 | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 1.44 | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 1.45 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 1.45 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 1.45 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 1.46 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 1.46 | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 1.47 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 1.48 | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 1.48 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 1.48 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1.49 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.49 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 1.5 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.51 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 1.52 | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 1.54 | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 1.55 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 1.56 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 1.57 | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 1.59 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 1.6 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 1.61 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 1.62 | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 1.63 | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 1.65 | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 1.66 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 1.67 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 1.69 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.7 | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 1.71 | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 1.72 | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 1.74 | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 1.76 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 1.78 | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 1.8 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 1.82 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 1.84 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.87 | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 1.89 | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 1.92 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 1.95 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 1.97 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 1.98 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 2 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 2.03 | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 2.04 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 2.07 | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 2.11 | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 2.13 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 2.15 | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 2.17 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 2.16 | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 2.18 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 2.19 | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 2.13 | -2.6% |
| 1915 | 2.08 | -2.4% |
| 1916 | 2.06 | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 2.01 | -2.3% |
| 1918 | 1.88 | -6.5% |
| 1919 | 1.84 | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 1.8 | -1.7% |
| 1921 | 1.78 | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 1.77 | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 1.74 | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 1.71 | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 1.73 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 1.7 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1931 | 1.74 | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 1.77 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 1.8 | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 1.85 | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 1.89 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 1.93 | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 1.91 | -0.7% |
| 1938 | 1.92 | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 1.9 | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 1.97 | +3.8% |
| 1941 | 1.9 | -3.5% |
| 1942 | 1.74 | -8.5% |
| 1943 | 1.86 | +6.8% |
| 1944 | 1.8 | -3.0% |
| 1945 | 1.86 | +3.3% |
| 1946 | 1.9 | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 1.99 | +4.3% |
| 1948 | 2 | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 2.06 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 2.11 | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 2.13 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 2.13 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 2.13 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.14 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.19 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 2.2 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 2.22 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 2.2 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 2.17 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 2.12 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 2.05 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 2.08 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 2.12 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.06 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 2.05 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.09 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 2.1 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.05 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.06 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 2.1 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 2.15 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.19 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.24 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.29 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 2.33 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.36 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.42 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.45 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.48 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.47 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.48 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.5 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.52 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.52 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.55 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.57 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.56 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.55 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.67 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 2.5 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 2.36 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 2.27 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.11 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.85 | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 1.77 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.68 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.61 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.66 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.66 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.68 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.72 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 1.46 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.34 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.44 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.45 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.38 | -4.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 1.38 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 1.38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.54 | 1.49 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.81 | 1.72 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.04 | 1.95 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.07 | 1.84 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.74 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.84 | 1.72 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.91 | 1.74 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.07 | 2 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.26 | 2.06 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 | 2.47 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 | 1.65 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.6 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Ukraine?
- Per capita methane emissions in Ukraine was 1.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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