Finland vs Portugal: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Finland
-2.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
-2.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
195th
Portugal rank
196th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Finland currently reports -2.02 million tonnes against -2.08 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 59,190 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 78 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 195th and Portugal ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | -1,628 tonnes | 76,130 tonnes | 77,758 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1880s | 8,427 tonnes | 86,470 tonnes | 78,043 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1890s | 57,525 tonnes | 57,158 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | Finland |
| 1900s | 54,594 tonnes | 105,157 tonnes | 50,563 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1910s | -104,424 tonnes | -103,692 tonnes | 732.4 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1920s | 311,327 tonnes | 180,966 tonnes | 130,361 tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 151,941 tonnes | 78,326 tonnes | 73,614 tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 6,192 tonnes | 76,852 tonnes | 70,660 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 862,648 tonnes | 246,016 tonnes | 616,632 tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.43 million tonnes | 661,311 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 607,738 tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | -178,548 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 642,246 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | -295,300 tonnes | -973,120 tonnes | 677,820 tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | -1.35 million tonnes | -956,395 tonnes | 391,305 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | -2.53 million tonnes | -2.41 million tonnes | 124,960 tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Finland or Portugal?
- Finland, at -2.02 million tonnes against -2.08 million tonnes in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Finland and Portugal?
- 59,190 tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 195th and Portugal ranks 196th 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.