Estonia vs Slovakia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Estonia
6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovakia
6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
50th
Slovakia rank
52nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Estonia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovakia, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovakia ahead.
Estonia ranks 50th and Slovakia ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 8 and Slovakia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 0.3307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 0.5459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0.8967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 15.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Estonia or Slovakia?
- Estonia, at 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Estonia and Slovakia?
- 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Slovakia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Slovakia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Estonia ranks 50th and Slovakia ranks 52nd 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.