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
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.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Finland, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 12.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1853 | 12.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 12.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 12.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1856 | 12.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1857 | 12.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1858 | 12.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 12.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 12.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1861 | 12.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1862 | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 12.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 12.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1866 | 12.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1868 | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 12.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1872 | 12.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1873 | 12.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 12.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 12.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 12.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 12.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1879 | 11.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1881 | 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1884 | 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 12.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1887 | 12.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 12.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 12.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 12.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 12.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 12.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1895 | 12.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 12.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 12.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 13.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1903 | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1904 | 13.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 13.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 13.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 13.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 14.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1909 | 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1911 | 14.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 14.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 14.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1914 | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1915 | 14.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1916 | 14.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 14.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 14.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 14.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 14.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1921 | 14.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 14.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 14.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 13.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 13.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1926 | 12.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1927 | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1928 | 11.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1929 | 11.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1930 | 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1931 | 9.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1932 | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1933 | 8.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1934 | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1935 | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1936 | 8.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1939 | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1940 | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1941 | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1942 | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1943 | 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1946 | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1947 | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1948 | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1949 | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1950 | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1951 | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 9.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1954 | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 9.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1960 | 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 12.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 12.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 13.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 14.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 13.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 14.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 15.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 15.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 16.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 16.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 15.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 15.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 15.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 15.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 16.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 17.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 16.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 13.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 15.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 16.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 16.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 17.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 15.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 16.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 17.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 16.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 18.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 17.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 17.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 18.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 19.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 21.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 20.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 18.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 20.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 19.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 17.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 18.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 17.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 16.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 16.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 15.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 16.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 16.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 16.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 16.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Finland's 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 17 Guyana 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 19 New Zealand 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 21 Brazil 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Bolivia 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 23 Central African Republic 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 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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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.