Finland vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Finland
1.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
1.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
48th
Portugal rank
51st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.70 billion tonnes against 1.65 billion tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 55.94 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 29,416 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 29,416 tonnes | Finland |
| 1880s | 135,496 tonnes | 95,195 tonnes | 40,301 tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 414,444 tonnes | 452,277 tonnes | 37,833 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1900s | 1.01 million tonnes | 967,209 tonnes | 47,400 tonnes | Finland |
| 1910s | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 251,757 tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 188,616 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1930s | 4.20 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 8.32 million tonnes | 12.54 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 26.38 million tonnes | 35.90 million tonnes | 9.52 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 116.29 million tonnes | 91.49 million tonnes | 24.80 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 397.12 million tonnes | 214.61 million tonnes | 182.51 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 722.02 million tonnes | 427.69 million tonnes | 294.33 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 715.56 million tonnes | 285.03 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 166.47 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 96.87 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 67.75 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Finland or Portugal?
- Finland, at 1.70 billion tonnes against 1.65 billion tonnes in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Finland and Portugal?
- 55.94 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Finland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 51st 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.