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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Finland

Finland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 199 countries
All-time high
21.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2003
All-time low
6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1945
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Finland, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Finland stood at 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Finland peaked at 21.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1945.

That places Finland 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 12.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 12.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 14.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 13.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 9.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 15.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 15.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 16.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 19.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 16.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 17 Guyana 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 18 Turkmenistan 15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 19 New Zealand 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 21 Brazil 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 22 Bolivia 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 23 Central African Republic 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Finland?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Finland was 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 21.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1945.
How does Finland rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Finland ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.