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Finland vs Germany: Environment

This page compares Finland and Germany across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Finland Germany Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 18.37 238.35 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.65 0.81 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2.90 1.18 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.56 1.99 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 12.00 12.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 5.00 34.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 2.00 7.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 4.00 51.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 13.90 39.20 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 13.50 40.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 5.54 6.94 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 48.68 674.36 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 8.66 8.07 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 10.76 55.51 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 7.42 8.10 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 0.20 -61.14 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.07 39.70 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 31.11 579.94 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.26 4.36 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 6.11 30.05 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 0.19 2.25 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 1.96 -54.47 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -33.35 -45.42 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 3.74 19.46 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2.36 33.97 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -44.67 -42.73 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.12 0.16 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 4.90 10.29 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.17 1.04 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.49 2.87 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.07 138.04 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 0.00 89.17 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.16 0.39 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.03 0.20 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.89 171.40 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.47 1.32 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.09 1.31 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.19 0.28 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.95 118.92 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.18 84.70 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.14 0.22 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.13 9.52 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.95 26.55 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.00 0.02 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 9.18 59.89 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.