Finland vs Slovakia: Methane emissions
Finland
5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovakia
5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
125th
Slovakia rank
123rd
Methane emissions over time
- Finland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Finland, a difference of 105,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovakia ahead.
Finland ranks 125th and Slovakia ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 14 and Slovakia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 397,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 365,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1900s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1910s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 755,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1920s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1930s | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1940s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1950s | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1960s | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1970s | 12.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1980s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1990s | 11.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 657,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Finland or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, 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 Slovakia?
- 105,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Finland ranks 125th and Slovakia ranks 123rd 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.