Denmark vs Finland: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
8.32 tonnes per person
in 2023
Finland
8.47 tonnes per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
31st
Finland rank
29th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 8.47 tonnes per person against 8.32 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per person.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 31st and Finland ranks 29th of 120 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 tonnes per person | 16.01 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 12.71 tonnes per person | 16 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 10.15 tonnes per person | 12 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 8.67 tonnes per person | 9.27 tonnes per person | 0.6018 tonnes per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Finland?
- Finland, at 8.47 tonnes per person against 8.32 tonnes per person in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.15 tonnes per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Finland ranks 29th of 120 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.