Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Finland
Finland: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Finland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Finland stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Finland peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +108.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -40.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2011 | -40.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 79 North Korea 0.2% compare
- 80 Taiwan 0.2% compare
- 81 Niger 0.2% compare
- 83 Turkmenistan 0.2% compare
- 84 Czechia 0.1% compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Finland?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Finland was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Finland ranks 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.