Finland vs Somalia: Nitrous oxide emissions

Finland
6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
75th
Somalia rank
76th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Finland
  • Somalia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M185019372024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia, a difference of 224,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 76th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 16 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Somalia Difference Ahead
1850s 488,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 250,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 237,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1860s 525,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 267,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 257,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1870s 633,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 336,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 297,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1880s 794,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 443,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 351,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1890s 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 503,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 518,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1900s 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 565,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 614,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1910s 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 754,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 418,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1920s 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 153,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1930s 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 302,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1940s 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 367,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1950s 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 260,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1960s 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1970s 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1980s 7.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 996,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
1990s 7.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
2000s 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 933,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
2010s 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland
2020s 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 614,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Finland or Somalia?
Finland, at 6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Finland and Somalia?
224,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Somalia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Finland and Somalia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Finland ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 76th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.