Finland vs Netherlands: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Finland
-2.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
-2.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
195th
Netherlands rank
197th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports -2.02 million tonnes against -2.23 million tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 207,660 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 82 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 195th and Netherlands ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 3,664 tonnes | -47,225 tonnes | 50,889 tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 732.8 tonnes | 283,960 tonnes | 283,227 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 8,427 tonnes | 340,019 tonnes | 331,592 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 57,525 tonnes | 266,739 tonnes | 209,214 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 54,594 tonnes | 663,917 tonnes | 609,324 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | -104,424 tonnes | 206,280 tonnes | 310,704 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 311,327 tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 151,941 tonnes | -56,559 tonnes | 208,499 tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 6,192 tonnes | 979,750 tonnes | 973,557 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 862,648 tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 801,115 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.43 million tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | 5.49 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -178,548 tonnes | -2.53 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 642,246 tonnes | 938,880 tonnes | 296,634 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -295,300 tonnes | -61,958 tonnes | 233,342 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -1.35 million tonnes | -1.77 million tonnes | 422,931 tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | -2.53 million tonnes | -7.59 million tonnes | 5.05 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Finland or Netherlands?
- Finland, at -2.02 million tonnes against -2.23 million tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Finland and Netherlands?
- 207,660 tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 195th and Netherlands ranks 197th 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.