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
-10.0M-5.0M05.0M10.0M186119422024

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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.