Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Finland
Finland: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 1.39 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.39 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
34th
of 179 countries
All-time high
6.72 tonnes per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.0061 tonnes per person
in 1915
Years of data
165
1860–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Finland, 1860–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Finland stood at 1.39 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Finland peaked at 6.72 tonnes per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 tonnes per person, in 1915.
That places Finland 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Finland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | +99.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1864 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0398 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | +41.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0497 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1874 | 0.063 tonnes per person | +43.5% |
| 1875 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | -43.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0432 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1882 | 0.0522 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1883 | 0.048 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0607 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | +50.9% |
| 1886 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | -44.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1889 | 0.057 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0796 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1892 | 0.068 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0769 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1895 | 0.078 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0988 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 1897 | 0.1834 tonnes per person | +85.6% |
| 1898 | 0.1687 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1899 | 0.2581 tonnes per person | +53.0% |
| 1900 | 0.2053 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1331 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1236 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1903 | 0.1627 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 1904 | 0.165 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1805 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1917 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1907 | 0.2827 tonnes per person | +47.5% |
| 1908 | 0.4588 tonnes per person | +62.3% |
| 1909 | 0.409 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1910 | 0.3288 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1911 | 0.412 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1912 | 0.4646 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1913 | 0.5204 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1914 | 0.2024 tonnes per person | -61.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -97.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | +337.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -45.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +65.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | +53.9% |
| 1920 | 0.076 tonnes per person | +108.0% |
| 1921 | 0.073 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1922 | 0.2022 tonnes per person | +176.8% |
| 1923 | 0.4323 tonnes per person | +113.8% |
| 1924 | 0.5048 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1925 | 0.4944 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1926 | 0.4543 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1927 | 0.82 tonnes per person | +80.5% |
| 1928 | 0.8447 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 0.9101 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1930 | 0.7065 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1931 | 0.817 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1932 | 0.8047 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.8625 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1934 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1935 | 0.9082 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1936 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 1937 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +28.4% |
| 1938 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 1939 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1940 | 0.5027 tonnes per person | -51.4% |
| 1941 | 0.7625 tonnes per person | +51.7% |
| 1942 | 0.6472 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1943 | 0.9334 tonnes per person | +44.2% |
| 1944 | 0.6513 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1109 tonnes per person | -83.0% |
| 1946 | 0.6862 tonnes per person | +519.0% |
| 1947 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +54.7% |
| 1948 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +58.0% |
| 1949 | 0.8448 tonnes per person | -49.6% |
| 1950 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +40.2% |
| 1951 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1952 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1954 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1955 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1956 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1958 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -24.6% |
| 1959 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
| 1960 | 1.64 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1962 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 1.53 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 1.58 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 1.9 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1977 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.24 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 3.46 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 4.19 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 3.65 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 2.49 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1983 | 2.64 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 3.08 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1986 | 3.46 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 4.12 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 3.99 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.83 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 4.44 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 4.1 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.62 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 5.42 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 4.83 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 5.81 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 5.54 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 4.6 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 4.46 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.25 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 5.04 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 5.44 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 6.72 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 6.05 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 4.01 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 6 tonnes per person | +49.5% |
| 2007 | 5.74 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.46 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 4.29 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.43 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 4.47 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 3.62 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 3.93 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 3.07 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 3.25 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 2.29 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.39 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person, 5.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.39 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 3.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +519.0% | 0.1109 tonnes per person | 0.6862 tonnes per person |
| 1916 | +337.1% | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0265 tonnes per person |
| 1922 | +176.8% | 0.073 tonnes per person | 0.2022 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0502 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.0347 tonnes per person | 0.063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0538 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 0.0917 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1152 tonnes per person | 0.0645 tonnes per person | 0.2581 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2312 tonnes per person | 0.1236 tonnes per person | 0.4588 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2035 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.5204 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4812 tonnes per person | 0.073 tonnes per person | 0.9101 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.7065 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7877 tonnes per person | 0.1109 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 2.49 tonnes per person | 4.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.81 tonnes per person | 4.1 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 5.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Finland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Finland was 1.39 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 tonnes per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 tonnes per person in 1915.
- How does Finland rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Finland ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.