Waste — Emissions in Finland

Finland: Waste — Emissions was 85.3 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
85.3 kt
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
88th
of 197 countries
All-time high
238 kt
in 1994
All-time low
85.3 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Finland, 1961–2023

050100150200250196119922023

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 88th of 197 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 85 Libya 101 kt compare
  2. 86 Somalia 88.4 kt compare
  3. 87 Austria 85.4 kt compare
  4. 89 Kyrgyzstan 84.5 kt compare
  5. 90 Ghana 83.4 kt compare
  6. 91 Burkina Faso 81.8 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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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 88th out of 197 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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