Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Ukraine
Ukraine: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
46th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide 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
Ukraine recorded 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Ukraine peaked at 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
Ukraine ranks 46th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 43 Hungary 0.5609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 44 Croatia 0.5482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 45 Romania 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 47 Guinea 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 48 Niger 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 49 Georgia 0.4976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Ukraine?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Ukraine was 0.5353 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Ukraine rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ukraine ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.