Austria vs Finland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Austria
1.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Finland
1.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
37th
Finland rank
34th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.39 tonnes per person against 1.22 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 37th and Finland ranks 34th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Finland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1870s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1880s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 0.0538 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1890s | 3.32 tonnes per person | 0.1152 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1900s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 0.2312 tonnes per person | 5.23 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1910s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 0.2035 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1920s | 2.86 tonnes per person | 0.4812 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.8257 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.7877 tonnes per person | 0.6535 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1950s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.8022 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 0.3454 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.97 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 4.81 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 5.2 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 0.674 tonnes per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Austria or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.39 tonnes per person against 1.22 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Austria and Finland?
- 0.17 tonnes per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Austria ranks 37th and Finland ranks 34th of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.