Canada vs Finland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Canada
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada rank
20th
Finland rank
18th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Finland ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Canada or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Canada and Finland?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Canada ranks 20th and Finland ranks 18th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.