Finland vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Finland
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
3.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
54th
Switzerland rank
55th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Finland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 3.32 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 166.72 million tonnes.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Switzerland ahead.

Finland ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1860s 345,882 tonnes 3.14 million tonnes 2.79 million tonnes Switzerland
1870s 1.21 million tonnes 12.73 million tonnes 11.52 million tonnes Switzerland
1880s 2.36 million tonnes 29.08 million tonnes 26.72 million tonnes Switzerland
1890s 4.40 million tonnes 58.31 million tonnes 53.91 million tonnes Switzerland
1900s 9.50 million tonnes 110.38 million tonnes 100.88 million tonnes Switzerland
1910s 18.76 million tonnes 187.93 million tonnes 169.17 million tonnes Switzerland
1920s 26.97 million tonnes 257.29 million tonnes 230.32 million tonnes Switzerland
1930s 57.42 million tonnes 349.20 million tonnes 291.78 million tonnes Switzerland
1940s 96.63 million tonnes 430.78 million tonnes 334.15 million tonnes Switzerland
1950s 166.02 million tonnes 532.00 million tonnes 365.98 million tonnes Switzerland
1960s 329.16 million tonnes 744.03 million tonnes 414.87 million tonnes Switzerland
1970s 708.97 million tonnes 1.12 billion tonnes 411.70 million tonnes Switzerland
1980s 1.21 billion tonnes 1.52 billion tonnes 316.55 million tonnes Switzerland
1990s 1.75 billion tonnes 1.95 billion tonnes 194.35 million tonnes Switzerland
2000s 2.37 billion tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes 16.42 million tonnes Switzerland
2010s 2.94 billion tonnes 2.82 billion tonnes 127.13 million tonnes Finland
2020s 3.26 billion tonnes 3.09 billion tonnes 166.92 million tonnes Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Finland or Switzerland?
Finland, at 3.32 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Finland and Switzerland?
166.72 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Finland ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.