Finland vs India: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Finland
1.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
1.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Finland rank
34th
India rank
32nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Finland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.45 tonnes per person against 1.39 tonnes per person in Finland, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 34th and India ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0361 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.0478 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.0538 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0447 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.1152 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0942 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.2312 tonnes per person | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 0.177 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.2035 tonnes per person | 0.0983 tonnes per person | 0.1052 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.4812 tonnes per person | 0.1152 tonnes per person | 0.366 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.1161 tonnes per person | 0.9241 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.7877 tonnes per person | 0.1375 tonnes per person | 0.6503 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.166 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.2269 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 0.2516 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 0.3323 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 4.81 tonnes per person | 0.4867 tonnes per person | 4.32 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.2 tonnes per person | 0.6326 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.6455 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, Finland or India?
- India, at 1.45 tonnes per person against 1.39 tonnes per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Finland and India?
- 0.06 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Finland and India rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Finland ranks 34th and India ranks 32nd 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.