What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Australia and Finland?

0 kt per person, with Australia ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Finland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Australia

0.0004 kt per person

in 2023

Finland

0.0004 kt per person

in 2023

Australia rank

37th

Finland rank

38th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

Australia
Finland

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Finland, a difference of 0 kt per person.

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

Australia ranks 37th and Finland ranks 38th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.001 kt per person	0.001 kt per person	0 kt per person	Australia
1970s	0.0011 kt per person	0.0012 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	Finland
1980s	0.0011 kt per person	0.0012 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	Finland
1990s	0.001 kt per person	0.0013 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	Finland
2000s	0.0007 kt per person	0.001 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	Finland
2010s	0.0005 kt per person	0.0007 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	Finland
2020s	0.0005 kt per person	0.0006 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Australia or Finland?: Australia, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Australia and Finland?: 0 kt per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?: Australia ranks 37th and Finland ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.