Finland vs Slovakia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Finland
-2.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
-1.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
195th
Slovakia rank
193rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports -1.68 million tonnes against -2.02 million tonnes in Finland, a difference of 348,710 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 60 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Slovakia ahead.
Finland ranks 195th and Slovakia ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 3,664 tonnes | 149,609 tonnes | 145,945 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 732.8 tonnes | 331,360 tonnes | 330,627 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 8,427 tonnes | 312,188 tonnes | 303,761 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 57,525 tonnes | 307,818 tonnes | 250,294 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 54,594 tonnes | 258,596 tonnes | 204,002 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1910s | -104,424 tonnes | -246,112 tonnes | 141,688 tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 311,327 tonnes | 364,710 tonnes | 53,382 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 151,941 tonnes | 175,553 tonnes | 23,612 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 6,192 tonnes | 153,978 tonnes | 147,786 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 862,648 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 304,984 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 2.43 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 96,437 tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | -178,548 tonnes | -315,363 tonnes | 136,815 tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 642,246 tonnes | -1.22 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | -295,300 tonnes | -540,723 tonnes | 245,423 tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | -1.35 million tonnes | -382,794 tonnes | 964,906 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2020s | -2.53 million tonnes | -952,448 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Finland or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at -1.68 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 Slovakia?
- 348,710 tonnes, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 195th and Slovakia ranks 193rd 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.