Share global food emissions in Finland
Finland: Share global food emissions was 0.1557 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Finland, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Finland stood at 0.1557.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Finland peaked at 0.3721 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1533, in 1997.
That places Finland 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1827 | — |
| 1991 | 0.178 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1729 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.173 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.176 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1656 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1652 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1533 | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1598 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1766 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1785 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3721 | +108.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3497 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3606 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3552 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3448 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2961 | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2868 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2819 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2747 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2856 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1704 | -40.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1724 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1709 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1637 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1557 | -4.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.1557 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 2.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.1557 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +108.4% | 0.1785 | 0.3721 |
| 2011 | -40.3% | 0.2856 | 0.1704 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1703 | 0.1533 | 0.1827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3101 | 0.1785 | 0.3721 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1864 | 0.1557 | 0.2856 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 79 North Korea 0.1749 compare
- 80 Taiwan 0.1694 compare
- 81 Niger 0.1659 compare
- 83 Turkmenistan 0.1547 compare
- 84 Czechia 0.1323 compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 0.1295 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 share global food emissions in Finland?
- Share global food emissions in Finland was 0.1557 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3721 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1533 in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for share global food emissions?
- Finland ranks 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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