Germany vs Ukraine
Germany vs Ukraine: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.94 tonnes in Germany and 3.13 tonnes in Ukraine, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Germany, by 3.82 tonnes, or 2.22 times that in Ukraine.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Ukraine.
- In 2024, Germany ranked 34 and Ukraine ranked 91 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Germany | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.94 | 3.13 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 7.08 | 3.23 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.91 | 2.91 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.06 | 4.38 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.72 | 4.45 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.38 | 4.63 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.01 | 4.83 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 9.37 | 4.53 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 9.58 | 4.98 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.61 | 4.94 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.62 | 5.86 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 10.14 | 6.84 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.95 | 7.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.82 | 7.2 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.97 | 6.8 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.38 | 6.27 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.11 | 7.52 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.05 | 7.81 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.38 | 7.54 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.21 | 7.5 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.46 | 7.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.64 | 8.13 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.55 | 7.41 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 10.75 | 7.33 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 10.6 | 7.29 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 10.6 | 7.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 11.05 | 7.24 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 11.06 | 7.53 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 11.47 | 7.76 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.15 | 8.99 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 11.24 | 9.03 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.45 | 10.85 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.63 | 12.43 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 12.39 | 14.2 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 12.75 | 15.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 13.34 | 13.71 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 13.64 | 13.84 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 13.77 | 13.74 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 13.89 | 13.38 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 13.98 | 13.15 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 13.94 | 13.17 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 13.69 | 13.18 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 13.45 | 13.23 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 14.02 | 13.32 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 15.22 | 13.3 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.58 | 13.08 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 14.09 | 12.31 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.33 | 12.16 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.48 | 11.86 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 14.21 | 11.39 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 14.66 | 10.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 14.04 | 10.42 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.75 | 9.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 13.87 | 10.04 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025