Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Finland
Finland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0005 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0013 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 38th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 kt per person | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 kt per person | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.001 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.001 kt per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 kt per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kt per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.001 kt per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.001 kt per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 kt per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 kt per person | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 kt per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kt per person | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per person | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 35 Australia 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 37 Costa Rica 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 39 Georgia 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 40 United States 0.0004 kt per person compare
- 41 Colombia 0.0004 kt per person 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Finland?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Finland was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kt per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Finland ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.