Finland vs Syria: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
Finland
29.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
31.78 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
77th
Syria rank
74th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change over time
- Finland
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 31.78 million tonnes against 29.77 million tonnes in Finland, a difference of 2.00 million tonnes.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 77th and Syria ranks 74th of 215 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 4.34 million tonnes | 29,478 tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 3.78 million tonnes | 27,257 tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 9.94 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 8.70 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 24.35 million tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | 19.97 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 47.43 million tonnes | 11.81 million tonnes | 35.63 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 50.09 million tonnes | 30.10 million tonnes | 19.99 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 58.75 million tonnes | 46.64 million tonnes | 12.11 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 63.29 million tonnes | 55.72 million tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 49.55 million tonnes | 39.66 million tonnes | 9.89 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 34.69 million tonnes | 31.95 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, Finland or Syria?
- Syria, at 31.78 million tonnes against 29.77 million tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change between Finland and Syria?
- 2.00 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Syria?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Syria rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Finland ranks 77th and Syria ranks 74th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.