Finland vs Iceland: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Finland
0.9799 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Iceland
0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Finland rank
170th
Iceland rank
172nd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.9799 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0478 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 170th and Iceland ranks 172nd of 207 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2008 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3168 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4572 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.518 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6555 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9926 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1621 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9846 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9226 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0619 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Finland or Iceland?
- Finland, at 0.9799 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Finland and Iceland?
- 0.0478 tonnes per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 170th and Iceland ranks 172nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.