Denmark vs Finland: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Denmark
28.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland
29.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
80th
Finland rank
77th

Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • Denmark
  • Finland
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M184319332024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 29.77 million tonnes against 28.37 million tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 1.41 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 80th and Finland ranks 77th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Finland Difference Ahead
1860s 830,629 tonnes 65,952 tonnes 764,677 tonnes Denmark
1870s 1.35 million tonnes 100,760 tonnes 1.25 million tonnes Denmark
1880s 2.40 million tonnes 133,736 tonnes 2.27 million tonnes Denmark
1890s 3.80 million tonnes 330,859 tonnes 3.47 million tonnes Denmark
1900s 6.15 million tonnes 724,007 tonnes 5.43 million tonnes Denmark
1910s 8.88 million tonnes 693,230 tonnes 8.18 million tonnes Denmark
1920s 10.87 million tonnes 1.71 million tonnes 9.16 million tonnes Denmark
1930s 14.78 million tonnes 4.17 million tonnes 10.61 million tonnes Denmark
1940s 17.67 million tonnes 3.78 million tonnes 13.89 million tonnes Denmark
1950s 24.68 million tonnes 9.94 million tonnes 14.74 million tonnes Denmark
1960s 43.83 million tonnes 24.35 million tonnes 19.47 million tonnes Denmark
1970s 59.43 million tonnes 47.43 million tonnes 12.00 million tonnes Denmark
1980s 54.72 million tonnes 50.09 million tonnes 4.63 million tonnes Denmark
1990s 62.30 million tonnes 58.75 million tonnes 3.55 million tonnes Denmark
2000s 54.74 million tonnes 63.29 million tonnes 8.56 million tonnes Finland
2010s 38.49 million tonnes 49.55 million tonnes 11.06 million tonnes Finland
2020s 28.84 million tonnes 34.69 million tonnes 5.85 million tonnes Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Denmark or Finland?
Finland, at 29.77 million tonnes against 28.37 million tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Denmark and Finland?
1.41 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
Denmark ranks 80th and Finland ranks 77th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.