Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Finland
Finland: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 85.3 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Finland recorded 85.3 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Finland peaked at 238 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 85.3 kt, in 2023.
Finland ranks 103rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Finland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125 kt | — |
| 1962 | 134 kt | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 143 kt | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 152 kt | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 162 kt | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 171 kt | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 181 kt | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 191 kt | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 201 kt | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 205 kt | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 204 kt | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 206 kt | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 208 kt | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 201 kt | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 203 kt | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 203 kt | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 206 kt | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 211 kt | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 213 kt | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 213 kt | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 211 kt | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 214 kt | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 218 kt | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 218 kt | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 218 kt | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 221 kt | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 223 kt | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 224 kt | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 235 kt | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 235 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 235 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 237 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 238 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 235 kt | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 229 kt | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 232 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 228 kt | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 224 kt | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 219 kt | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 210 kt | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 204 kt | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 197 kt | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 193 kt | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 175 kt | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 190 kt | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 183 kt | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 170 kt | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 153 kt | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 163 kt | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 158 kt | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 151 kt | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 147 kt | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 142 kt | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 139 kt | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 136 kt | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 133 kt | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 133 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 130 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 128 kt | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 129 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 106 kt | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 85.3 kt | -19.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 85.3 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Finland's 85.3 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.2 kt, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.22 kt | 125 kt | 201 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 205.5 kt | 201 kt | 211 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 217.3 kt | 211 kt | 224 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 232.8 kt | 224 kt | 238 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 189.4 kt | 153 kt | 219 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.2 kt | 130 kt | 163 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.08 kt | 85.3 kt | 129 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 101 Somalia 88.4 kt compare
- 102 Austria 85.4 kt compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 84.5 kt compare
- 105 Ghana 83.4 kt compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 81.8 kt 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 waste — emissions in Finland?
- Waste — emissions in Finland was 85.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 238 kt in 1994.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3 kt in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for waste — emissions?
- Finland ranks 103rd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf