Finland vs Israel: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Finland
6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Israel
6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland rank
53rd
Israel rank
50th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Israel ahead.
Finland ranks 53rd and Israel ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and Israel in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1860s | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1870s | 0.3913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1880s | 0.4014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1890s | 0.4829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1900s | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1910s | 0.6286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1920s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1960s | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 13.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Finland or Israel?
- Israel, at 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Finland and Israel?
- 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Israel?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Israel rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 53rd and Israel ranks 50th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.