Finland vs Russia
Finland vs Russia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.54 tonnes in Finland and 13.98 tonnes in Russia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 8.45 tonnes, or 2.53 times that in Finland.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Finland.
- In 2024, Finland ranked 44 and Russia ranked 13 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Finland | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.54 | 13.98 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 5.89 | 13.55 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.68 | 13.14 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 13.39 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.14 | 12.28 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.99 | 12.77 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 12.59 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 8.37 | 12.14 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 8.88 | 11.96 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.39 | 12.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.05 | 12.13 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 9.81 | 12.27 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.67 | 12.69 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 10.81 | 12.81 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 12.28 | 12.23 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 10.69 | 11.64 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 11.26 | 12.36 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 12.87 | 12.46 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 13.26 | 12.42 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 12.12 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 13.48 | 12.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 14.21 | 12.01 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 12.64 | 11.53 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 12.25 | 11.54 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 11.11 | 11.47 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 11.4 | 11.28 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 11.55 | 10.92 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 12.21 | 10.87 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 12.67 | 11.66 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.5 | 11.92 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 12.2 | 12.23 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 10.93 | 13.56 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 10.73 | 14.85 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 11.35 | 16.13 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 11.28 | 16.46 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 10.86 | 15.14 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 10.89 | 15.15 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 11.2 | 14.9 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 10.28 | 14.57 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 10.29 | 14.21 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 9.43 | 14.05 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 9.2 | 13.91 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 9.59 | 13.76 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 10 | 13.65 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 12.01 | 13.78 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 11.94 | 13.43 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 12.02 | 13.34 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 10.69 | 12.58 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 10.79 | 12.39 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 9.5 | 12.03 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 9.51 | 11.46 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 10.38 | 10.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 9.56 | 10.39 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 8.89 | 9.93 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 9.03 | 9.98 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Finland vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025