Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Finland
Finland: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 87.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Finland, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 87.2% for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Finland peaked at 88.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
Finland ranks 6th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 62.5% | — |
| 1991 | 60.3% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 62.6% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 56.1% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +98.3% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 87.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Finland's 87.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.9%, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +98.3% | 43.5% | 86.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 48.1% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 40.8% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.4% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.2% | 87.2% | 6 |
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 share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Finland?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Finland was 87.2% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Finland rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.