Finland vs Sweden: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Finland
0.0%
in 2024
Sweden
0.0%
in 2024
Finland rank
51st
Sweden rank
52nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Finland ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.