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