Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Finland

Finland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0005 kt per person
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
38th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0013 kt per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Finland, 1961–2023

00.0010.0010.0010.0010.001196119922023

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

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Finland, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 35 Australia 0.0005 kt per person compare
  2. 36 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0005 kt per person compare
  3. 37 Costa Rica 0.0005 kt per person compare
  4. 39 Georgia 0.0005 kt per person compare
  5. 40 United States 0.0004 kt per person compare
  6. 41 Colombia 0.0004 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.