Colombia vs Finland: Waste — Emissions per capita
Colombia
0.44 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Finland
0.46 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Colombia rank
42nd
Finland rank
41st
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Colombia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.46 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 t CO2eq/cap.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Finland ranks 41st of 208 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.352 t CO2eq/cap | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.371 t CO2eq/cap | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.667 t CO2eq/cap | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.417 t CO2eq/cap | 0.766 t CO2eq/cap | 0.349 t CO2eq/cap | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.4325 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5975 t CO2eq/cap | 0.165 t CO2eq/cap | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Colombia or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.46 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Colombia and Finland?
- 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Finland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Finland rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Finland ranks 41st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.