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Published: 4 December 2009

Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by approximately 10 per cent from the previous year in 2008

According to the preliminary estimate that must be submitted to the European Commission on 15 January 2010, greenhouse gas emissions in Finland amounted to 70.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2 eq.) in 2008. Emissions were over 10 per cent lower than in the previous year and approximately 1.2 per cent below the Kyoto Protocol commitment level. Emissions from the energy sector decreased most (-21%) from 2007. Emissions from transport were also lower than in the previous year for the first time in the 2000s (-4%). Compared to 2007, emissions also decreased in the waste sector (-7%), whereas emissions from industrial processes (+5%) and agriculture grew slightly. In Finland, the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector acts as net sink (removals from atmosphere exceed emissions). In 2008, the net removals of the sector amounted to 35.4 Mt of carbon dioxide equivalent, which was approximately 15 per cent more than in the year before. Emissions of the LULUCF sector are not included in full amounts in the commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.

Figure 1. Development of greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Finland 1990-2008

Table 1. Finland's greenhouse gas emissions exclusive of land use, land-use change and forestry sector (see Table 2). Emissions as amounts corresponding to million tonnes of CO2

Year	Energy				Industrial processes		Solvents and other product use	Agriculture	Waste	Total
	Energy industries	Manufacturing industries and construction	Transport	Other energy	Industrial processes (excl. F-gases)	F-gases
1990	19.19	13.42	12.79	9.18	4.90	0.09	0.18	6.62	3.97	70.34
1991	18.96	12.90	12.43	8.85	4.54	0.07	0.17	6.23	4.01	68.16
1992	18.73	12.38	12.35	8.97	4.27	0.04	0.16	5.82	4.03	66.75
1993	21.47	12.49	11.88	8.55	4.31	0.03	0.15	5.91	4.02	68.81
1994	26.40	12.79	12.23	8.22	4.52	0.04	0.15	5.94	3.97	74.25
1995	24.12	12.22	12.02	7.78	4.47	0.10	0.14	6.02	3.91	70.79
1996	29.83	12.11	12.00	7.93	4.79	0.15	0.14	6.01	3.82	76.78
1997	27.44	12.28	12.59	7.87	4.99	0.24	0.14	5.99	3.72	75.25
1998	24.18	11.94	12.74	8.14	4.85	0.30	0.14	5.85	3.55	71.69
1999	23.67	11.92	12.94	7.85	4.92	0.40	0.14	5.74	3.48	71.05
2000	22.12	11.94	12.84	7.49	4.92	0.57	0.12	5.81	3.27	69.09
2001	27.51	11.49	12.96	7.72	4.91	0.72	0.12	5.77	3.14	74.35
2002	30.26	11.17	13.14	7.66	4.85	0.53	0.11	5.81	2.92	76.47
2003	37.21	11.54	13.35	7.60	5.17	0.72	0.10	5.81	2.75	84.25
2004	32.97	11.64	13.69	7.28	5.45	0.74	0.11	5.74	2.61	80.21
2005	21.91	11.34	13.72	6.99	5.31	0.91	0.11	5.74	2.41	68.43
2006	32.87	11.62	13.90	6.80	5.35	0.80	0.10	5.73	2.46	79.65
2007	30.80	11.45	14.26	6.67	5.74	0.95	0.10	5.72	2.38	78.07
2008	24.28	10.80	13.63	6.27	5.99	1.05	0.09	5.83	2.20	70.14

Table 2. Emissions and removals of the land use, land-use change and forestry sector in Finland. Emissions and sinks as amounts corresponding to million tonnes of CO2 (emissions are positive figures, removals negative)

Year	Forest land	Cropland	Grassland	Peat production areas	Harvested wood products	Total
1990	-21.57	5.78	-0.26	1.01	-0.95	-15.99
1991	-35.77	5.15	-0.25	1.03	0.31	-29.53
1992	-28.21	4.93	-0.24	1.07	-0.22	-22.67
1993	-26.85	5.16	-0.23	1.09	-0.09	-20.92
1994	-18.01	5.12	-0.22	1.12	-0.76	-12.75
1995	-19.49	5.39	-0.22	1.14	-0.87	-14.06
1996	-29.28	5.39	-0.21	1.17	-1.05	-23.98
1997	-24.60	5.46	-0.21	1.20	-2.12	-20.27
1998	-23.06	5.36	-0.21	1.24	-1.77	-18.44
1999	-25.66	5.29	-0.19	1.26	-2.04	-21.34
2000	-27.67	5.24	-0.18	1.28	-1.27	-22.59
2001	-32.38	5.30	-0.16	1.28	-0.31	-26.27
2002	-32.89	5.33	-0.13	1.26	-0.44	-26.87
2003	-32.87	5.16	-0.11	1.27	-0.89	-27.44
2004	-34.55	5.21	-0.08	1.33	-0.83	-28.92
2005	-39.02	5.28	-0.05	1.32	-0.34	-32.82
2006	-44.08	5.39	-0.03	1.31	-0.45	-37.85
2007	-36.10	5.35	0.00	1.31	-1.21	-30.65
2008	-41.93	5.32	0.00	1.31	-0.09	-35.39

Source: Greenhouse gas inventory unit, Statistics Finland

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• Table 1. Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland 1990 - 2008 (million t CO2 eq.) by emission category (4.12.2009)
• Table 2: Carbon dioxide emissions in Finland 1990, 1995 - 2008 (million t CO2 eq.) by emission category (4.12.2009)
• Table 3. Methane emissions in Finland 1990, 1995 - 2008 (1000 t) by emission category (4.12.2009)
• Table 4.Nitrous oxide emissions in Finland 1990, 1995 - 2008 (1000 t) by emission category (4.12.2009)
• Table 5. Emissions of F-gases in Finland 1990 - 2008 (1000 t CO2 eq.) (4.12.2009)

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• Figure 1: Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland by sectors in 2008 (%) (4.12.2009)
• Figure 2: Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland in 1990 - 2008 (million t CO2 eq.) (4.12.2009)
• Figure 3: Development of emissions in Finland in the energy sector in 1990 - 2008 (million t CO2 eq.) (4.12.2009)
• Figure 4: Greenhouse gas emission in Finland in 1990 - 2008 in relation to the Kyoto target level (million t CO2 eq.) (4.12.2009)

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Updated 4.12.2009