Methane emissions in Ukraine

Ukraine emitted 60.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Ukraine, 2024 60.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.3% 2023: 61.5 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 31st of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Ukraine over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period UkraineWorld
2024 60.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 61.5 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 61.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 62.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 67.0 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 65.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 66.6 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 65.1 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 69.6 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 67.8 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 78.0 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 82.6 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 80.3 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 81.1 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 76.3 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 76.8 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 80.2 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 80.6 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 78.2 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 78.1 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 79.3 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 81.1 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 80.9 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 79.1 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 80.1 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3% from 61.5 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 78.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −22.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Ukraine has the 31st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Ukraine
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database