Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Finland
Finland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0152 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Finland, 1990–2024
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
Finland recorded 0.0152 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Finland peaked at 0.031 tonnes per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 tonnes per person, in 2001.
That places Finland 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Finland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 5.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 4.21 million (2025)
- Urban population 74.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.32 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.3 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Finland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Finland was 0.0152 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 from flaring recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.031 tonnes per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Finland ranks 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.