Finland vs New Zealand: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Finland
0.2%
in 2024
New Zealand
0.2%
in 2024
Finland rank
66th
New Zealand rank
68th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Finland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Finland ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Finland or New Zealand?
- Finland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Finland and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Finland ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.