Estonia vs Slovenia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Estonia
6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovenia
6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
50th
Slovenia rank
49th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Estonia
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 50th and Slovenia ranks 49th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 17 and Slovenia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1860s | 0.3307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1870s | 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1880s | 0.5459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1890s | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1900s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.8967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1930s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1940s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1950s | 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 15.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Estonia and Slovenia?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Slovenia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Slovenia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Estonia ranks 50th and Slovenia ranks 49th 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.