Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Finland
Finland: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 3.24 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.24 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
50th
of 213 countries
All-time high
8.25 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1860
Years of data
165
1860–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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 fuel type in Finland stood at 3.24 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Finland peaked at 8.25 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1860.
That places Finland 50th out of 213 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 fuel type in Finland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1862 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1863 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1864 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1865 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1866 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1867 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1868 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1869 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1870 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | — |
| 1871 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +96.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -49.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +96.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +43.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +49.3% |
| 1881 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1883 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +60.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1888 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1900 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1904 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1908 | 0.032 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1917 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1918 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -70.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1930 | 0.034 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | +35.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1935 | 0.04 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0582 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 1937 | 0.1772 tonnes per person | +204.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1972 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1939 | 0.2176 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | -61.7% |
| 1941 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1942 | 0.0781 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1944 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | -48.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -50.7% |
| 1946 | 0.1182 tonnes per person | +493.8% |
| 1947 | 0.2803 tonnes per person | +137.3% |
| 1948 | 0.3999 tonnes per person | +42.7% |
| 1949 | 0.3154 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1950 | 0.3565 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1951 | 0.3749 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4575 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1953 | 0.5213 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1954 | 0.6595 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1955 | 0.9015 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1956 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1957 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1960 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1961 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1962 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 3.09 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 3.77 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1966 | 4.78 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 1967 | 4.61 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 5.33 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1969 | 5.96 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 6.69 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 6.91 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 7.4 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 8.25 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 7.45 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 7.35 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 7.74 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 7.56 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 7.11 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 7.36 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 7.43 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 6.59 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 5.96 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 5.45 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 5.7 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 6.78 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 6.81 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.75 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 5.74 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.55 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 5.35 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.05 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 5.19 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.01 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 5.08 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.17 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.99 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 5.1 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.15 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.15 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.02 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.02 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.04 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.69 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 4.53 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.69 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.41 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 4.37 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.2 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.94 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.17 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.03 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.92 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.66 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.61 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.36 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 3.24 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 3.24 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3 tonnes per person, 98% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 3.24 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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 | +493.8% | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.1182 tonnes per person |
| 1937 | +204.7% | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.1772 tonnes per person |
| 1947 | +137.3% | 0.1182 tonnes per person | 0.2803 tonnes per person |
| 1918 | -100.0% | 0.0251 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1873 | +96.9% | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person |
| 1876 | +96.9% | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0265 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.086 tonnes per person | 0.0285 tonnes per person | 0.2176 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1482 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.3999 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8003 tonnes per person | 0.3565 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.57 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 5.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.38 tonnes per person | 6.69 tonnes per person | 8.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.13 tonnes per person | 5.1 tonnes per person | 7.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 3.66 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 fuel type in Finland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Finland was 3.24 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 fuel type recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1860.
- How does Finland rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Finland ranks 50th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.