Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Finland

Finland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0085 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0085 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
138th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0222 kt per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0085 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.0085 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 0.0222 kt per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

Finland ranks 138th of 186 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Finland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0117 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0125 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
1963 0.0134 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
1964 0.0142 kt per square kilometre +6.3%
1965 0.0151 kt per square kilometre +6.6%
1966 0.016 kt per square kilometre +5.5%
1967 0.0169 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
1968 0.0178 kt per square kilometre +5.5%
1969 0.0188 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
1970 0.0191 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1971 0.019 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1972 0.0192 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1973 0.0194 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1974 0.0194 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1975 0.0188 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
1976 0.019 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1977 0.0189 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1978 0.0192 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1979 0.0197 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1980 0.0199 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1981 0.0199 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1982 0.0197 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1983 0.02 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1984 0.0203 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1985 0.0203 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1986 0.0203 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1987 0.0206 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1988 0.0208 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1989 0.0209 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1990 0.0219 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1991 0.0219 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0219 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0221 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1994 0.0222 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1995 0.0219 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1996 0.0214 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
1997 0.0217 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1998 0.0213 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
1999 0.021 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
2000 0.0205 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
2001 0.0197 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
2002 0.0192 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2003 0.0185 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
2004 0.0182 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
2005 0.0165 kt per square kilometre -9.0%
2006 0.0179 kt per square kilometre +8.6%
2007 0.0173 kt per square kilometre -3.4%
2008 0.0161 kt per square kilometre -6.8%
2009 0.0146 kt per square kilometre -9.7%
2010 0.0155 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
2011 0.0151 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2012 0.0144 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
2013 0.0141 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
2014 0.0136 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
2015 0.0133 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
2016 0.0131 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
2017 0.0128 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2018 0.0128 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2019 0.0126 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
2020 0.0124 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2021 0.0125 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2022 0.0104 kt per square kilometre -16.9%
2023 0.0085 kt per square kilometre -18.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 0.0188 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0192 kt per square kilometre 0.0188 kt per square kilometre 0.0197 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0203 kt per square kilometre 0.0197 kt per square kilometre 0.0209 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0217 kt per square kilometre 0.021 kt per square kilometre 0.0222 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0179 kt per square kilometre 0.0146 kt per square kilometre 0.0205 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0137 kt per square kilometre 0.0126 kt per square kilometre 0.0155 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0125 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 135 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0089 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 136 Sweden 0.0086 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 137 Cambodia 0.0086 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 139 Algeria 0.0084 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 140 Yemen 0.0084 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 141 Russia 0.0083 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Finland?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Finland was 0.0085 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0222 kt per square kilometre in 1994.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Finland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.