Finland vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Finland
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
3.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
54th
Switzerland rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.32 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 166.72 million tonnes.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 345,882 tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1.21 million tonnes | 12.73 million tonnes | 11.52 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 2.36 million tonnes | 29.08 million tonnes | 26.72 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 4.40 million tonnes | 58.31 million tonnes | 53.91 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 9.50 million tonnes | 110.38 million tonnes | 100.88 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 18.76 million tonnes | 187.93 million tonnes | 169.17 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 26.97 million tonnes | 257.29 million tonnes | 230.32 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 57.42 million tonnes | 349.20 million tonnes | 291.78 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 96.63 million tonnes | 430.78 million tonnes | 334.15 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 166.02 million tonnes | 532.00 million tonnes | 365.98 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 329.16 million tonnes | 744.03 million tonnes | 414.87 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 708.97 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 411.70 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 316.55 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.75 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 194.35 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 16.42 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.94 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 127.13 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.26 billion tonnes | 3.09 billion tonnes | 166.92 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Finland or Switzerland?
- Finland, at 3.32 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Finland and Switzerland?
- 166.72 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 55th 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.