Finland vs Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Finland
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Norway
2.79 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
54th
Norway rank
57th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.32 billion tonnes against 2.79 billion tonnes in Norway, a difference of 537.48 million tonnes.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 54th and Norway ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 345,882 tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | 5.34 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1870s | 1.21 million tonnes | 12.32 million tonnes | 11.11 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1880s | 2.36 million tonnes | 25.10 million tonnes | 22.74 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 4.40 million tonnes | 47.83 million tonnes | 43.43 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 9.50 million tonnes | 86.03 million tonnes | 76.52 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | 18.76 million tonnes | 144.15 million tonnes | 125.38 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 26.97 million tonnes | 205.52 million tonnes | 178.55 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 57.42 million tonnes | 292.28 million tonnes | 234.86 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 96.63 million tonnes | 372.93 million tonnes | 276.31 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1950s | 166.02 million tonnes | 464.57 million tonnes | 298.54 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1960s | 329.16 million tonnes | 599.50 million tonnes | 270.34 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1970s | 708.97 million tonnes | 847.42 million tonnes | 138.45 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 36.01 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.75 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 229.17 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 429.71 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.94 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 555.66 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.26 billion tonnes | 2.71 billion tonnes | 550.10 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 3.32 billion tonnes against 2.79 billion tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Finland and Norway?
- 537.48 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 54th and Norway ranks 57th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.