Australia vs Finland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Australia
41.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland
33.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Finland rank
25th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 41.66 million tonnes against 33.25 million tonnes in Finland, a difference of 8.40 million tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Finland ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.83 million tonnes | 17.67 million tonnes | 6.84 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1860s | 16.03 million tonnes | 18.94 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 29.01 million tonnes | 20.20 million tonnes | 8.81 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 26.94 million tonnes | 23.66 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 45.05 million tonnes | 27.85 million tonnes | 17.20 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 48.42 million tonnes | 33.29 million tonnes | 15.13 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 42.29 million tonnes | 39.38 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 148.22 million tonnes | 38.48 million tonnes | 109.74 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 75.34 million tonnes | 18.44 million tonnes | 56.91 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 50.11 million tonnes | 13.73 million tonnes | 36.37 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 154.84 million tonnes | 15.24 million tonnes | 139.60 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 213.04 million tonnes | 15.26 million tonnes | 197.77 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 52.97 million tonnes | 8.04 million tonnes | 44.93 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 69.27 million tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | 62.72 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 92.02 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 82.55 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 139.04 million tonnes | 17.23 million tonnes | 121.81 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 155.78 million tonnes | 22.64 million tonnes | 133.14 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 56.42 million tonnes | 31.43 million tonnes | 24.99 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 41.66 million tonnes against 33.25 million tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Australia and Finland?
- 8.40 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 24th and Finland ranks 25th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.