Finland vs Singapore: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Finland
1.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Singapore
1.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
48th
Singapore rank
46th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Finland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.81 billion tonnes against 1.70 billion tonnes in Finland, a difference of 105.37 million tonnes.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 48th and Singapore ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.38 million tonnes | 13.27 million tonnes | 13.11 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 116.29 million tonnes | 38.22 million tonnes | 78.07 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 397.12 million tonnes | 174.19 million tonnes | 222.93 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 722.02 million tonnes | 470.86 million tonnes | 251.16 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 879.24 million tonnes | 121.35 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 39.73 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 83.89 million tonnes | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Finland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.81 billion tonnes against 1.70 billion tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Finland and Singapore?
- 105.37 million tonnes, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Finland ranks 48th and Singapore ranks 46th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.