Finland vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Finland
1.29 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
1.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
39th
Sweden rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.53 billion tonnes against 1.29 billion tonnes in Finland, a difference of 240.56 million tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 345,882 tonnes | 10.21 million tonnes | 9.86 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes | 24.83 million tonnes | 23.65 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 2.22 million tonnes | 52.33 million tonnes | 50.11 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 3.98 million tonnes | 100.14 million tonnes | 96.16 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 8.49 million tonnes | 183.23 million tonnes | 174.74 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 16.85 million tonnes | 305.58 million tonnes | 288.74 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 24.24 million tonnes | 412.42 million tonnes | 388.18 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 52.32 million tonnes | 576.61 million tonnes | 524.30 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 85.79 million tonnes | 746.05 million tonnes | 660.26 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 133.78 million tonnes | 897.73 million tonnes | 763.95 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 200.87 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 802.11 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 288.20 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 782.63 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 436.43 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 707.42 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 647.99 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 606.13 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 913.09 million tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 450.78 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 304.76 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 246.84 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.53 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 Sweden?
- 240.56 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Finland ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.