Finland vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Finland
1,204 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
1,151 tonnes per person
in 2024
Finland rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Finland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1,204 tonnes per person against 1,151 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 53 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Finland ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 639.89 tonnes per person 874.69 tonnes per person 234.79 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1970s 725.12 tonnes per person 956.06 tonnes per person 230.94 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1980s 812.34 tonnes per person 1,053 tonnes per person 240.27 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1990s 901.89 tonnes per person 1,128 tonnes per person 226 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2000s 1,020 tonnes per person 1,178 tonnes per person 158.54 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2010s 1,120 tonnes per person 1,177 tonnes per person 56.81 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2020s 1,192 tonnes per person 1,167 tonnes per person 25.12 tonnes per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Finland or United Kingdom?
Finland, at 1,204 tonnes per person against 1,151 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Finland and United Kingdom?
53 tonnes per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Finland ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.