Finland vs Greenland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Finland
591.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greenland
619.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Finland rank
30th
Greenland rank
27th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Finland
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 619.23 tonnes per person against 591.61 tonnes per person in Finland, a difference of 27.62 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Finland ranks 30th and Greenland ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Greenland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.21 tonnes per person | 81.74 tonnes per person | 9.53 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 150.82 tonnes per person | 157.13 tonnes per person | 6.31 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 246.88 tonnes per person | 238.22 tonnes per person | 8.66 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 344.16 tonnes per person | 319.09 tonnes per person | 25.07 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 452.17 tonnes per person | 421.68 tonnes per person | 30.5 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 539.21 tonnes per person | 530.29 tonnes per person | 8.92 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 585.62 tonnes per person | 599.68 tonnes per person | 14.06 tonnes per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Finland or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 619.23 tonnes per person against 591.61 tonnes per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Finland and Greenland?
- 27.62 tonnes per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greenland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Greenland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Finland ranks 30th and Greenland ranks 27th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.