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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.