Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Finland

Finland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,573 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,573 kt
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
90th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6,765 kt
in 1994
All-time low
2,573 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Finland, 1961–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Finland recorded 2,573 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Finland peaked at 6,765 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2,573 kt, in 2023.

That places Finland 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 4,617 kt 3,561 kt 5,716 kt 9
1970s 5,841 kt 5,717 kt 5,997 kt 10
1980s 6,174 kt 5,999 kt 6,368 kt 10
1990s 6,623 kt 6,390 kt 6,765 kt 10
2000s 5,436 kt 4,431 kt 6,253 kt 10
2010s 4,171 kt 3,815 kt 4,715 kt 10
2020s 3,318 kt 2,573 kt 3,790 kt 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 87 Austria 2,668 kt compare
  2. 88 Somalia 2,651 kt compare
  3. 89 Burkina Faso 2,617 kt compare
  4. 91 Belgium 2,570 kt compare
  5. 92 Nepal 2,515 kt compare
  6. 93 Madagascar 2,467 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Finland?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Finland was 2,573 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 6,765 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,573 kt in 2023.
How does Finland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Finland ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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