Finland vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Finland
1.29 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece
1.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
39th
Greece rank
36th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Finland
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.66 billion tonnes against 1.29 billion tonnes in Finland, a difference of 367.84 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 39th and Greece ranks 36th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 12 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 583,797 tonnes | 289,456 tonnes | 294,341 tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 173,068 tonnes | Greece |
| 1880s | 2.32 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 682,640 tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 4.21 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1900s | 8.49 million tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1910s | 16.97 million tonnes | 11.28 million tonnes | 5.69 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 24.24 million tonnes | 17.98 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 52.32 million tonnes | 37.05 million tonnes | 15.27 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 85.79 million tonnes | 46.09 million tonnes | 39.71 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 133.78 million tonnes | 54.52 million tonnes | 79.26 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 200.87 million tonnes | 86.54 million tonnes | 114.33 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 288.20 million tonnes | 162.27 million tonnes | 125.93 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 436.43 million tonnes | 318.02 million tonnes | 118.41 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 647.99 million tonnes | 655.20 million tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 913.09 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 182.61 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 341.30 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | 374.14 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Finland or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.66 billion tonnes against 1.29 billion tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Finland and Greece?
- 367.84 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greece?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Greece rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Finland ranks 39th and Greece ranks 36th 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.