Brazil vs Finland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Finland rank
18th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 21st and Finland ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.3208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Brazil or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brazil and Finland?
- 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Finland ranks 18th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.