Australia vs Finland: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Australia
17.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Finland
18.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Australia rank
186th
Finland rank
183rd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 18.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 17.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 186th and Finland ranks 183rd of 195 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 41.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1970s | 19.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 41.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 19.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 41.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 20.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2000s | 21.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2010s | 21.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Australia or Finland?
- Finland, at 18.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 17.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Australia and Finland?
- 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 186th and Finland ranks 183rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, 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
Methane emissions 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.