Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Finland

Finland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 33.25 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
33.25 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
25th
of 197 countries
All-time high
44.98 million tonnes
in 1919
All-time low
5.49 million tonnes
in 1982
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Finland, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Finland is 33.25 million tonnes, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Finland peaked at 44.98 million tonnes in 1919 and was at its lowest, 5.49 million tonnes, in 1982.

Finland ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 17.67 million tonnes 17.06 million tonnes 17.98 million tonnes 10
1860s 18.94 million tonnes 18.32 million tonnes 19.76 million tonnes 10
1870s 20.20 million tonnes 19.51 million tonnes 21.12 million tonnes 10
1880s 23.66 million tonnes 22.01 million tonnes 25.38 million tonnes 10
1890s 27.85 million tonnes 26.01 million tonnes 29.84 million tonnes 10
1900s 33.29 million tonnes 30.41 million tonnes 36.34 million tonnes 10
1910s 39.38 million tonnes 35.56 million tonnes 44.98 million tonnes 10
1920s 38.48 million tonnes 28.26 million tonnes 44.48 million tonnes 10
1930s 18.44 million tonnes 13.80 million tonnes 25.17 million tonnes 10
1940s 13.73 million tonnes 13.50 million tonnes 14.42 million tonnes 10
1950s 15.24 million tonnes 14.03 million tonnes 17.84 million tonnes 10
1960s 15.26 million tonnes 11.57 million tonnes 16.84 million tonnes 10
1970s 8.04 million tonnes 5.52 million tonnes 10.95 million tonnes 10
1980s 6.55 million tonnes 5.49 million tonnes 8.64 million tonnes 10
1990s 9.47 million tonnes 6.18 million tonnes 14.05 million tonnes 10
2000s 17.23 million tonnes 13.77 million tonnes 19.52 million tonnes 10
2010s 22.64 million tonnes 18.26 million tonnes 28.25 million tonnes 10
2020s 31.43 million tonnes 28.31 million tonnes 33.25 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 22 Cambodia 43.42 million tonnes compare
  2. 23 Philippines 42.81 million tonnes compare
  3. 24 Australia 41.66 million tonnes compare
  4. 26 Mali 31.32 million tonnes compare
  5. 27 Madagascar 31.04 million tonnes compare
  6. 28 Mozambique 30.57 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Finland?
Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Finland was 33.25 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 from land-use change recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 44.98 million tonnes in 1919.
What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.49 million tonnes in 1982.
How does Finland rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Finland ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.