Estonia vs Finland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Estonia
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland
1.29 billion tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
40th
Finland rank
39th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.29 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 99.42 million tonnes.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Finland ahead.
Estonia ranks 40th and Finland ranks 39th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 8 and Finland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 80,903 tonnes | 345,882 tonnes | 264,979 tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 512,221 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 668,948 tonnes | Finland |
| 1880s | 1.74 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 481,567 tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 4.11 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | 130,113 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1900s | 9.34 million tonnes | 8.49 million tonnes | 855,620 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1910s | 17.57 million tonnes | 16.85 million tonnes | 725,730 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1920s | 22.96 million tonnes | 24.24 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 37.82 million tonnes | 52.32 million tonnes | 14.50 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 70.02 million tonnes | 85.79 million tonnes | 15.77 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 131.85 million tonnes | 133.78 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 251.80 million tonnes | 200.87 million tonnes | 50.92 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1970s | 426.05 million tonnes | 288.20 million tonnes | 137.85 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1980s | 648.63 million tonnes | 436.43 million tonnes | 212.20 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1990s | 857.41 million tonnes | 647.99 million tonnes | 209.42 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2000s | 978.27 million tonnes | 913.09 million tonnes | 65.18 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | 48.71 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 91.13 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Estonia or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.29 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Estonia and Finland?
- 99.42 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Estonia ranks 40th 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.