Finland vs Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Finland
3.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
3.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
45th
Paraguay rank
42nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Finland
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.90 billion tonnes against 3.62 billion tonnes in Finland, a difference of 282.59 million tonnes.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 45th and Paraguay ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 15 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 96.83 million tonnes | 12.54 million tonnes | 84.29 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1860s | 279.74 million tonnes | 30.47 million tonnes | 249.27 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 475.62 million tonnes | 45.18 million tonnes | 430.44 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1880s | 695.35 million tonnes | 59.76 million tonnes | 635.59 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 954.48 million tonnes | 76.22 million tonnes | 878.26 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1900s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 145.41 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1910s | 1.62 billion tonnes | 287.99 million tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 438.25 million tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 2.31 billion tonnes | 586.20 million tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 2.46 billion tonnes | 727.65 million tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.60 billion tonnes | 944.84 million tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.87 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.94 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | 794.82 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.01 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 394.34 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 3.15 billion tonnes | 3.18 billion tonnes | 29.24 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.35 billion tonnes | 3.67 billion tonnes | 319.12 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.55 billion tonnes | 3.87 billion tonnes | 317.17 million tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Finland or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3.90 billion tonnes against 3.62 billion tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Finland and Paraguay?
- 282.59 million tonnes, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Paraguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Finland ranks 45th and Paraguay ranks 42nd of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.