Finland vs Serbia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Finland
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
2.92 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
54th
Serbia rank
56th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Finland
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 3.32 billion tonnes against 2.92 billion tonnes in Serbia, a difference of 399.89 million tonnes.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 54th and Serbia ranks 56th of 215 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 14 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Serbia Difference Ahead
1880s 2.47 million tonnes 13,049 tonnes 2.45 million tonnes Finland
1890s 4.40 million tonnes 577,099 tonnes 3.82 million tonnes Finland
1900s 9.50 million tonnes 3.73 million tonnes 5.78 million tonnes Finland
1910s 17.51 million tonnes 8.65 million tonnes 8.85 million tonnes Finland
1920s 26.97 million tonnes 26.17 million tonnes 800,940 tonnes Finland
1930s 57.42 million tonnes 63.59 million tonnes 6.17 million tonnes Serbia
1940s 99.22 million tonnes 94.29 million tonnes 4.93 million tonnes Finland
1950s 166.02 million tonnes 162.60 million tonnes 3.42 million tonnes Finland
1960s 329.16 million tonnes 316.90 million tonnes 12.26 million tonnes Finland
1970s 708.97 million tonnes 614.84 million tonnes 94.13 million tonnes Finland
1980s 1.21 billion tonnes 1.09 billion tonnes 116.95 million tonnes Finland
1990s 1.75 billion tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 167.35 million tonnes Finland
2000s 2.37 billion tonnes 2.04 billion tonnes 337.01 million tonnes Finland
2010s 2.94 billion tonnes 2.51 billion tonnes 436.69 million tonnes Finland
2020s 3.26 billion tonnes 2.84 billion tonnes 420.81 million tonnes Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Finland or Serbia?
Finland, at 3.32 billion tonnes against 2.92 billion tonnes in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Finland and Serbia?
399.89 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Serbia?
129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
How do Finland and Serbia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Finland ranks 54th and Serbia ranks 56th 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.