Finland vs Norway: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Finland
-2.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway
-1.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
195th
Norway rank
194th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -1.69 million tonnes against -2.02 million tonnes in Finland, a difference of 338,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 86 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 195th and Norway ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 3,664 tonnes | 24,427 tonnes | 20,763 tonnes | Norway |
| 1870s | 732.8 tonnes | 58,990 tonnes | 58,258 tonnes | Norway |
| 1880s | 8,427 tonnes | 107,722 tonnes | 99,294 tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 57,525 tonnes | 182,834 tonnes | 125,309 tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 54,594 tonnes | 171,475 tonnes | 116,882 tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | -104,424 tonnes | -47,265 tonnes | 57,159 tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 311,327 tonnes | 422,979 tonnes | 111,652 tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 151,941 tonnes | 299,404 tonnes | 147,463 tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 6,192 tonnes | -210,763 tonnes | 216,955 tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 862,648 tonnes | 140,114 tonnes | 722,534 tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.43 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 390,877 tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | -178,548 tonnes | -47,732 tonnes | 130,816 tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 642,246 tonnes | 846,115 tonnes | 203,869 tonnes | Norway |
| 2000s | -295,300 tonnes | 48,900 tonnes | 344,200 tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | -1.35 million tonnes | -23,200 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | -2.53 million tonnes | -1.14 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at -1.69 million tonnes against -2.02 million tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Finland and Norway?
- 338,000 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 195th and Norway ranks 194th 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.