Brazil vs Finland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Brazil
-980,384 tonnes
in 2024
Finland
-2.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
192nd
Finland rank
195th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports -980,384 tonnes against -2.02 million tonnes in Finland, a difference of 1.04 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 77 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Finland ahead.
Brazil ranks 192nd and Finland ranks 195th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 16 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 18,905 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 15,241 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1870s | 20,299 tonnes | 732.8 tonnes | 19,566 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1880s | 105,237 tonnes | 8,427 tonnes | 96,810 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1890s | 75,257 tonnes | 57,525 tonnes | 17,732 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1900s | 121,290 tonnes | 54,594 tonnes | 66,696 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | -85,793 tonnes | -104,424 tonnes | 18,631 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 336,931 tonnes | 311,327 tonnes | 25,604 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | -72,251 tonnes | 151,941 tonnes | 224,191 tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 175,206 tonnes | 6,192 tonnes | 169,014 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1950s | 3.17 million tonnes | 862,648 tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 4.51 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.37 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 8.73 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.43 million tonnes | -178,548 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 11.52 million tonnes | 642,246 tonnes | 10.88 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.25 million tonnes | -295,300 tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.69 million tonnes | -1.35 million tonnes | 10.04 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.26 million tonnes | -2.53 million tonnes | 3.79 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Brazil or Finland?
- Brazil, at -980,384 tonnes against -2.02 million tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Brazil and Finland?
- 1.04 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Brazil ranks 192nd and Finland ranks 195th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.