Chile vs Finland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
1.06 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland
1.29 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
42nd
Finland rank
39th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.29 billion tonnes against 1.06 billion tonnes in Chile, a difference of 230.38 million tonnes.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 42nd and Finland ranks 39th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 13 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 4.60 million tonnes | 345,882 tonnes | 4.25 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 13.31 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 12.13 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 29.17 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 26.94 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 51.34 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | 47.35 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 83.08 million tonnes | 8.49 million tonnes | 74.59 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 131.90 million tonnes | 16.85 million tonnes | 115.06 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 170.14 million tonnes | 24.24 million tonnes | 145.90 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 205.80 million tonnes | 52.32 million tonnes | 153.48 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 253.81 million tonnes | 85.79 million tonnes | 168.01 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 307.44 million tonnes | 133.78 million tonnes | 173.66 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 355.38 million tonnes | 200.87 million tonnes | 154.51 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 400.35 million tonnes | 288.20 million tonnes | 112.15 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 445.36 million tonnes | 436.43 million tonnes | 8.93 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 531.14 million tonnes | 647.99 million tonnes | 116.85 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 658.68 million tonnes | 913.09 million tonnes | 254.42 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 843.30 million tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | 310.65 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 239.44 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Chile or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.29 billion tonnes against 1.06 billion tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Finland?
- 230.38 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Finland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Finland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 42nd and Finland ranks 39th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.