Finland vs Slovakia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Finland
6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovakia
6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland rank
53rd
Slovakia rank
51st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Finland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovakia ahead.
Finland ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 0.3913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 0.4014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 0.4829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 0.6286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 13.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4761 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 6.53 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 Slovakia?
- 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Finland ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 51st 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.