What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per unit of gdp between Finland and Iceland?

0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Iceland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP

Finland

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Iceland

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Finland rank

157th

Iceland rank

158th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP over time

Finland
Iceland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0 kt per US$ of GDP.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 157th and Iceland ranks 158th of 184 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Finland
1970s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Finland
1980s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Finland
1990s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Finland
2000s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Finland
2010s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Finland
2020s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per unit of gdp, Finland or Iceland?: Finland, at 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per unit of gdp between Finland and Iceland?: 0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per unit of gdp?: Finland ranks 157th and Iceland ranks 158th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP
Unit: kt per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 185 places, 9,789 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.