Bolivia vs Finland: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Finland rank
20th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia, a difference of 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Finland ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 8 and Finland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1870s | -3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1880s | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 15.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 16.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 17.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 12.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 11.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 16.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 15.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 11.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 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, Bolivia or Finland?
- Finland, at 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Finland?
- 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Finland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Finland rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Finland ranks 20th of 198 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.