Colombia vs Finland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Colombia
3.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
52nd
Finland rank
54th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Colombia
- Finland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.80 billion tonnes against 3.32 billion tonnes in Finland, a difference of 477.27 million tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 52nd and Finland ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 191,327 tonnes | 345,882 tonnes | 154,555 tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 826,197 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 384,390 tonnes | Finland |
| 1880s | 1.87 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 492,684 tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 3.26 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1900s | 4.10 million tonnes | 9.50 million tonnes | 5.40 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1910s | 4.47 million tonnes | 18.76 million tonnes | 14.29 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 7.15 million tonnes | 26.97 million tonnes | 19.83 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 18.80 million tonnes | 57.42 million tonnes | 38.62 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 56.45 million tonnes | 96.63 million tonnes | 40.17 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 134.56 million tonnes | 166.02 million tonnes | 31.46 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 305.44 million tonnes | 329.16 million tonnes | 23.72 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 599.21 million tonnes | 708.97 million tonnes | 109.76 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 173.46 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 161.28 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.37 billion tonnes | 187.19 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.93 billion tonnes | 2.94 billion tonnes | 17.05 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 3.26 billion tonnes | 357.63 million tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Colombia or Finland?
- Colombia, at 3.80 billion tonnes against 3.32 billion tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Colombia and Finland?
- 477.27 million tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Finland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Finland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Colombia ranks 52nd and Finland ranks 54th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.