Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Finland
Finland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Finland is 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Finland peaked at 15.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Finland 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Finland, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.3123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.3133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.3407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1861 | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1862 | 0.3669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 0.3722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1864 | 0.3583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1865 | 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1866 | 0.3762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1867 | 0.3725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 0.3838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1869 | 0.3697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1870 | 0.3835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1871 | 0.3971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1872 | 0.3855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1873 | 0.3838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1875 | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1876 | 0.3894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1877 | 0.3993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1878 | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1879 | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1880 | 0.3906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1881 | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.3984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1883 | 0.3957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.4067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 0.4406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1886 | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 1887 | 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.4085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1890 | 0.4331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1891 | 0.4378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1893 | 0.4265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 0.4414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1895 | 0.4441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.4699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1897 | 0.5576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.7% |
| 1898 | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1899 | 0.643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 1901 | 0.5209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1902 | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 0.5849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1906 | 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.6933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.3% |
| 1908 | 0.8767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.5% |
| 1909 | 0.8314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1910 | 0.7536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1911 | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 1912 | 0.8959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1913 | 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1914 | 0.6251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -34.6% |
| 1915 | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -31.1% |
| 1916 | 0.4556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1917 | 0.4367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1918 | 0.4208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1919 | 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 0.6237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.0% |
| 1923 | 0.8627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +38.3% |
| 1924 | 0.9421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1925 | 0.9276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1927 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +42.1% |
| 1928 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1929 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.5% |
| 1931 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1932 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1934 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.3% |
| 1935 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1936 | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.7% |
| 1937 | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.7% |
| 1938 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.5% |
| 1939 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 1940 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -40.2% |
| 1941 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.0% |
| 1942 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1943 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.3% |
| 1944 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.8% |
| 1945 | 0.7294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -41.3% |
| 1946 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +100.3% |
| 1947 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.1% |
| 1948 | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +39.2% |
| 1949 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -30.1% |
| 1950 | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.2% |
| 1951 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.2% |
| 1952 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1953 | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1954 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.2% |
| 1955 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1956 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1959 | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.4% |
| 1960 | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 5.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 9.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 10.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 11.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 12.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 11.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 13.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 14.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 10.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 12.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 13.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 14.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 13.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 14.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 13.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 14.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 13.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 13.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 14.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 14.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 15.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 12.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 14.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 14.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 12.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 13.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 11.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 10.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 9.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 94% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Finland's 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 | +100.3% | 0.7294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 51 Israel 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 52 Slovakia 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 53 Cook Islands 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Greece 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 57 Bulgaria 5.82 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, excluding land use and forestry in Finland?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Finland was 6.35 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, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Finland rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Finland ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.