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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.