Finland vs Romania: Greenhouse gas emissions
Finland
87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
90.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
66th
Romania rank
64th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Finland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 90.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Finland, a difference of 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Finland ranks 66th and Romania ranks 64th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1860s | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1870s | 23.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1880s | 26.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1890s | 31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1900s | 37.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1910s | 43.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1920s | 43.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1930s | 31.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1940s | 29.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1950s | 40.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1960s | 58.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1970s | 74.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1980s | 75.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1990s | 86.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2000s | 99.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2010s | 90.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2020s | 88.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Finland or Romania?
- Romania, at 90.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 87.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Finland and Romania?
- 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Romania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Finland ranks 66th and Romania ranks 64th 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.