What is emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine?

Emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine was 391,067 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Ukraine?

The highest recorded value was 3.17 million tonnes in 1990.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Ukraine?

The lowest recorded value was 2,585 tonnes in 1750.

How does Ukraine rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Ukraine ranks 44th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Ukraine?

Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ukraine data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ukraine: Emissions of air pollutants was 391,067 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

391,067 tonnes

Change on year

down 8.3%

World rank

44th

of 220 countries

All-time high

3.17 million tonnes

in 1990

All-time low

2,585 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine stood at 391,067 tonnes.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine peaked at 3.17 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,585 tonnes, in 1750.

Ukraine ranks 44th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	2,628 tonnes	2,585 tonnes	2,671 tonnes	10
1760s	2,725 tonnes	2,681 tonnes	2,770 tonnes	10
1770s	2,824 tonnes	2,779 tonnes	2,869 tonnes	10
1780s	2,952 tonnes	2,905 tonnes	3,000 tonnes	10
1790s	3,060 tonnes	3,012 tonnes	3,113 tonnes	10
1800s	3,201 tonnes	3,125 tonnes	3,278 tonnes	10
1810s	3,424 tonnes	3,295 tonnes	3,556 tonnes	10
1820s	3,739 tonnes	3,587 tonnes	3,893 tonnes	10
1830s	4,111 tonnes	3,933 tonnes	4,294 tonnes	10
1840s	4,460 tonnes	4,337 tonnes	4,584 tonnes	10
1850s	5,039 tonnes	4,662 tonnes	5,546 tonnes	10
1860s	6,513 tonnes	5,689 tonnes	7,687 tonnes	10
1870s	10,028 tonnes	7,901 tonnes	12,751 tonnes	10
1880s	17,437 tonnes	13,780 tonnes	21,410 tonnes	10
1890s	34,280 tonnes	23,518 tonnes	49,541 tonnes	10
1900s	60,759 tonnes	54,417 tonnes	71,084 tonnes	10
1910s	71,524 tonnes	41,650 tonnes	85,039 tonnes	10
1920s	58,081 tonnes	39,641 tonnes	84,217 tonnes	10
1930s	172,753 tonnes	112,709 tonnes	217,931 tonnes	10
1940s	251,289 tonnes	184,968 tonnes	360,425 tonnes	10
1950s	624,155 tonnes	406,454 tonnes	891,081 tonnes	10
1960s	1.27 million tonnes	940,373 tonnes	1.63 million tonnes	10
1970s	2.25 million tonnes	1.76 million tonnes	2.64 million tonnes	10
1980s	2.75 million tonnes	2.59 million tonnes	2.90 million tonnes	10
1990s	1.58 million tonnes	929,867 tonnes	3.17 million tonnes	10
2000s	948,000 tonnes	846,463 tonnes	1.04 million tonnes	10
2010s	728,668 tonnes	487,416 tonnes	924,082 tonnes	10
2020s	413,024 tonnes	391,067 tonnes	426,432 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Ukraine

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 196.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8576 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 40.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 60.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0908 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 10.15 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine?: Emissions of air pollutants in Ukraine was 391,067 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Ukraine?: The highest recorded value was 3.17 million tonnes in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Ukraine?: The lowest recorded value was 2,585 tonnes in 1750.
How does Ukraine rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Ukraine ranks 44th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Ukraine?: Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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