Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Finland
Finland: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 63.03 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.03 million tonnes
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
59th
of 194 countries
All-time high
90.31 million tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
14.44 million tonnes
in 1945
Years of data
165
1860–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Finland, 1860–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Finland stood at 63.03 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Finland peaked at 90.31 million tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.44 million tonnes, in 1945.
That places Finland 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 165 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Finland, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 18.68 million tonnes | — |
| 1861 | 18.39 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1862 | 18.55 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 18.97 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1864 | 18.92 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 18.59 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1866 | 18.77 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 19.82 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1868 | 19.71 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 19.68 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 19.71 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 19.67 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 19.60 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 19.73 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 20.11 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 20.33 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 20.72 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 20.87 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 21.10 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 21.20 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 22.11 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 22.47 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1882 | 22.62 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 23.66 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1884 | 23.72 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 24.16 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 24.10 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 24.62 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1888 | 24.90 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 25.54 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 26.22 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1891 | 26.77 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1892 | 27.07 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 27.14 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 27.97 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 28.22 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 28.68 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 29.18 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1898 | 29.97 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 30.57 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 31.01 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 31.70 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 32.36 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 32.76 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 33.30 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 34.10 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 34.55 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 35.54 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1908 | 37.22 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1909 | 37.63 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 36.66 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1911 | 36.87 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1912 | 37.63 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1913 | 37.82 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 36.99 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1915 | 39.56 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1916 | 41.86 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1917 | 43.55 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1918 | 44.60 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1919 | 45.22 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 44.76 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 43.51 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 43.72 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 44.75 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 43.55 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 41.43 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1926 | 38.48 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1927 | 36.31 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1928 | 33.83 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1929 | 31.61 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1930 | 27.82 million tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1931 | 26.07 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1932 | 24.40 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1933 | 22.84 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1934 | 22.34 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 20.42 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1936 | 21.16 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1937 | 22.07 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 20.27 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1939 | 18.67 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1940 | 16.73 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1941 | 17.27 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1942 | 16.76 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1943 | 17.45 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 16.30 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1945 | 14.44 million tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1946 | 16.79 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1947 | 18.97 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1948 | 22.00 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1949 | 18.46 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1950 | 20.58 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1951 | 22.74 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1952 | 23.60 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 22.59 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1954 | 24.16 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1955 | 26.30 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 27.42 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 27.25 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 25.76 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1959 | 31.40 million tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1960 | 31.36 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 31.76 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 33.49 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 35.75 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 39.01 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 41.43 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 44.92 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 43.78 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 45.19 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 49.47 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 51.31 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 49.53 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 52.96 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 59.29 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 56.37 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 54.13 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 57.69 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 55.70 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 57.34 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 60.42 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 65.16 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 57.86 million tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 48.47 million tonnes | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 46.99 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 47.87 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 55.39 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 60.48 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 63.31 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 59.84 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 61.09 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 67.23 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 61.83 million tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 60.45 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 67.31 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 68.89 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 65.64 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 71.16 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 74.85 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 71.91 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 72.92 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 70.79 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 77.41 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 81.48 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 90.31 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 87.25 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 76.58 million tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 85.71 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 85.65 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.25 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 72.76 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 82.35 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 75.13 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 69.47 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 72.23 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 69.16 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 67.08 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 70.99 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 71.04 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.73 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 70.69 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 66.03 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 68.31 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 68.50 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.73 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 63.03 million tonnes | -2.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 63.03 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.71 million tonnes, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 63.03 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.46 million tonnes, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 19.01 million tonnes | 18.39 million tonnes | 19.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.30 million tonnes | 19.60 million tonnes | 21.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 23.79 million tonnes | 22.11 million tonnes | 25.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 28.18 million tonnes | 26.22 million tonnes | 30.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 34.02 million tonnes | 31.01 million tonnes | 37.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 40.08 million tonnes | 36.66 million tonnes | 45.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 40.19 million tonnes | 31.61 million tonnes | 44.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.60 million tonnes | 18.67 million tonnes | 27.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 17.51 million tonnes | 14.44 million tonnes | 22.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.18 million tonnes | 20.58 million tonnes | 31.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.62 million tonnes | 31.36 million tonnes | 49.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.47 million tonnes | 49.53 million tonnes | 60.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.65 million tonnes | 46.99 million tonnes | 65.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.22 million tonnes | 60.45 million tonnes | 74.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.52 million tonnes | 70.79 million tonnes | 90.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.19 million tonnes | 67.08 million tonnes | 82.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.12 million tonnes | 63.03 million tonnes | 68.50 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More climate change data for Finland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 146.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 626.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,457 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 87.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Finland?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Finland was 63.03 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.31 million tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 million tonnes in 1945.
- How does Finland rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Finland ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.