Finland vs Guinea: Greenhouse gas emissions
Finland
87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea
78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
66th
Guinea rank
69th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Finland
- Guinea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea, a difference of 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Finland ranks 66th and Guinea ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 14 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1860s | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1870s | 23.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1880s | 26.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1890s | 31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1900s | 37.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1910s | 43.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1920s | 43.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1930s | 31.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1940s | 29.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1950s | 40.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1960s | 58.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1970s | 74.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1980s | 75.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1990s | 86.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2010s | 90.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2020s | 88.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Finland or Guinea?
- Finland, at 87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Finland and Guinea?
- 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Guinea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Finland ranks 66th and Guinea ranks 69th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.