Finland vs Greece: CO₂ emissions per capita
Finland
5.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greece
5.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
Finland rank
62nd
Greece rank
61st
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Finland
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.31 tonnes per person against 5.3 tonnes per person in Finland, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Greece ahead.
Finland ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 61st of 213 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.0519 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.0538 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0529 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.1416 tonnes per person | 0.0729 tonnes per person | 0.0687 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.2589 tonnes per person | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 0.1782 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.2035 tonnes per person | 0.0688 tonnes per person | 0.1346 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.5158 tonnes per person | 0.2529 tonnes per person | 0.2629 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.3879 tonnes per person | 0.7792 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.98 tonnes per person | 0.0566 tonnes per person | 0.9234 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 0.7263 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 5.34 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 10.1 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 5.9 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 10.26 tonnes per person | 5.85 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 11.54 tonnes per person | 8.47 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 12.07 tonnes per person | 9.93 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 9.09 tonnes per person | 7.35 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.23 tonnes per person | 5.31 tonnes per person | 0.9196 tonnes per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Finland or Greece?
- Greece, at 5.31 tonnes per person against 5.3 tonnes per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Finland and Greece?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greece?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Greece rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Finland ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 61st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.