Finland vs Singapore: Methane emissions
Finland
5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Singapore
5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
125th
Singapore rank
124th
Methane emissions over time
- Finland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Finland, a difference of 101,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 125th and Singapore ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1860s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1870s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1880s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1890s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1900s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1910s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1920s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1930s | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1940s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1950s | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1960s | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1970s | 12.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 865,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1980s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1990s | 11.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Finland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Finland and Singapore?
- 101,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for methane emissions?
- Finland ranks 125th and Singapore ranks 124th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.