Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.4% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine peaked at 2.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 39th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine was 0.4% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ukraine ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.