Finland vs New Zealand: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Finland
87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
New Zealand
81.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
66th
New Zealand rank
68th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Finland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Finland currently reports 87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 81.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand, a difference of 6.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Finland ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1860s | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1870s | 23.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1880s | 26.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 37.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 43.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 43.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 31.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 29.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 40.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 58.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 74.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 75.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 86.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2010s | 90.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2020s | 88.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Finland or New Zealand?
- Finland, at 87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 81.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Finland and New Zealand?
- 6.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Finland ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.