Per capita methane emissions in Finland
Finland: Per capita methane emissions was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
89th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Finland stood at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Finland peaked at 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Finland ranks 89th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 86 Cook Islands 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Austria 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Belgium 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Vanuatu 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Tonga 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 92 Guatemala 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Finland?
- Per capita methane emissions in Finland was 1.01 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 methane emissions recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Finland ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.