Brazil vs Finland: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Brazil
13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Finland rank
20th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Finland ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1860s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1870s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1880s | 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1890s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1900s | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 13.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1920s | 14.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1930s | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1940s | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1950s | 14.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 15.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 16.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 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, Brazil or Finland?
- Finland, at 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Brazil and Finland?
- 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Brazil ranks 21st 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.