Share global methane emissions in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share global methane emissions was 0.538 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.538
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
35th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.61
in 1912
All-time low
0.538
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Ukraine, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share global methane emissions in Ukraine stood at 0.538. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Ukraine peaked at 2.61 in 1912 and was at its lowest, 0.538, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share global methane emissions in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.66 | — |
| 1851 | 1.68 | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 1.69 | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 1.71 | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 1.72 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 1.73 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 1.74 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.76 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 1.78 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 1.79 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 1.8 | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 1.81 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 1.82 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 1.83 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 1.83 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 1.84 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 1.86 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 1.87 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 1.88 | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 1.89 | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.9 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 1.92 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.93 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 1.94 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 1.97 | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 1.98 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 2 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 2.01 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 2.04 | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 2.05 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 2.05 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 2.07 | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 2.08 | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 2.09 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 2.1 | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 2.12 | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 2.14 | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 2.15 | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 2.16 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 2.17 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 2.19 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 2.22 | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 2.26 | +1.9% |
| 1894 | 2.28 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 2.3 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 2.32 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 2.35 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 2.37 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 2.39 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 2.41 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 2.43 | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 2.45 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 2.45 | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 2.5 | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 2.5 | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 2.52 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 2.52 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 2.57 | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 2.59 | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 2.6 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 2.59 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 2.61 | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 2.59 | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 2.58 | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 2.53 | -1.9% |
| 1916 | 2.48 | -2.1% |
| 1917 | 2.41 | -2.6% |
| 1918 | 2.29 | -5.0% |
| 1919 | 2.29 | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 2.21 | -3.4% |
| 1921 | 2.24 | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 2.19 | -2.1% |
| 1923 | 2.12 | -3.3% |
| 1924 | 2.1 | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 2.07 | -1.6% |
| 1926 | 2.1 | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 2.06 | -1.8% |
| 1928 | 2.05 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 2 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 2.03 | +1.4% |
| 1931 | 2.09 | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 2.15 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 2.16 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 2.19 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 2.21 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 2.21 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 2.17 | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 2.18 | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 2.14 | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 2.19 | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 2.1 | -4.1% |
| 1942 | 1.93 | -8.3% |
| 1943 | 2.03 | +5.3% |
| 1944 | 1.96 | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 2.06 | +5.1% |
| 1946 | 2.07 | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 2.1 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 2.11 | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 2.16 | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 2.18 | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 2.16 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 2.15 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.12 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 2.11 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.09 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 2.07 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 2.02 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 1.94 | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 1.87 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 1.82 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.84 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.85 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.78 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 1.75 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.74 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.74 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.62 | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 1.62 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.66 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.68 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.68 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.72 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.75 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.76 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.77 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.81 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.8 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.83 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.88 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.88 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.9 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.9 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.89 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.89 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.9 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.87 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.83 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.9 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.7 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.63 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.5 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4 | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 1.26 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.04 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9994 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.993 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9565 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9696 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9525 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9098 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8666 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8946 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.884 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.911 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8384 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.72 | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7495 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.679 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6821 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6847 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7051 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6654 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.569 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5681 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.538 | -5.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.538 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.538 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 6.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.84 | 1.8 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.97 | 1.9 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.11 | 2.05 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.28 | 2.17 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.49 | 2.41 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.5 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.12 | 2 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.15 | 2.03 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.07 | 1.93 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.09 | 1.94 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.77 | 1.62 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.73 | 1.62 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 | 1.83 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9968 | 0.9098 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.791 | 0.679 | 0.911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6091 | 0.538 | 0.7051 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 32 Kazakhstan 0.5767 compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 0.5574 compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5467 compare
- 36 Egypt 0.5159 compare
- 37 Venezuela 0.5121 compare
- 38 Spain 0.477 compare
More climate change data for Ukraine
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 687.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,994 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 675.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,642 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 527.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 25.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global methane emissions in Ukraine?
- Share global methane emissions in Ukraine was 0.538 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 1912.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.538 in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for share global methane emissions?
- Ukraine ranks 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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