What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Finland and United Kingdom?

0.19 tonnes per person, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs United Kingdom: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita

Finland

2.8 tonnes per person

in 2023

United Kingdom

2.61 tonnes per person

in 2023

Finland rank

14th

United Kingdom rank

16th

Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Finland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.8 tonnes per person against 2.61 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 120 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.47 tonnes per person	1.57 tonnes per person	2.89 tonnes per person	Finland
2000s	3.93 tonnes per person	3.01 tonnes per person	0.9209 tonnes per person	Finland
2010s	2.91 tonnes per person	2.54 tonnes per person	0.3765 tonnes per person	Finland
2020s	2.81 tonnes per person	2.54 tonnes per person	0.273 tonnes per person	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Finland or United Kingdom?: Finland, at 2.8 tonnes per person against 2.61 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Finland and United Kingdom?: 0.19 tonnes per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?: Finland ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.