Austria vs Finland: Per capita methane emissions
Austria
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
87th
Finland rank
89th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Austria ranks 87th and Finland ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.8431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.8368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.8316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.8194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.8013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.8096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.9924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Austria or Finland?
- Austria, at 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Austria and Finland?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Austria ranks 87th and Finland ranks 89th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.