Finland vs Vanuatu: Per capita methane emissions
Finland
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland rank
89th
Vanuatu rank
90th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Finland
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Finland ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1137 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, Finland or Vanuatu?
- Finland, at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Finland and Vanuatu?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Finland ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 90th 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.