Table 1: Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland (million t CO2-eq.) by gas, emission category and year
Gas | Emission category | Year | ||||||||||||
1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
Carbon dioxide | Total without LULUCF-sector | 56.7 | 58.0 | 64.0 | 62.6 | 59.4 | 58.9 | 57.0 | 62.2 | 64.7 | 72.3 | 68.5 | 56.7 | 68.1 |
Total | 38.2 | 40.4 | 37.2 | 41.7 | 41.3 | 38.7 | 36.5 | 38.2 | 39.3 | 46.5 | 41.5 | 25.2 | 34.6 | |
Energy industries | 19.1 | 23.9 | 29.6 | 27.2 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 21.9 | 27.2 | 29.9 | 36.8 | 32.6 | 21.7 | 32.5 | |
Manufacturing and construction | 13.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.5 | |
Transport | 12.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | |
Heating of buildings, other fuel use in agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | |
Industrial processes | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |
Solvents and other product use | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Fugitive emissions from fuels | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Other fuel use | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
LULUCF-sector | -18.5 | -17.6 | -26.8 | -20.9 | -18.0 | -20.2 | -20.5 | -24.0 | -25.4 | -25.9 | -27.0 | -31.5 | -33.5 | |
Methane | Total | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Energy industries | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Manufacturing and construction | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Transport | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Heating of buildings, other fuel use in agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Industrial processes | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Enteric fermentation | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
Manure management | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Waste | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
Fugitive emissions from fuels | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Other fuel use | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
LULUCF-sector | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Nitrous oxide | Total | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
Energy industries | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Manufacturing and construction | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Transport | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
Heating of buildings, other fuel use in agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Industrial processes | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
Solvents and other product use | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Manure management | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
Agricultural soils | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |
Waste | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Fugitive emissions from fuels | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Other fuel use | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
LULUCF-sector | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
PFCs | Total | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Industrial processes | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Sulphur hexafluoride | Total | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Industrial processes | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
HFCs | Total | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Industrial processes | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
Total | Total without LULUCF-sector | 70.9 | 71.3 | 77.3 | 75.8 | 72.3 | 71.7 | 69.8 | 75.0 | 77.1 | 84.8 | 80.8 | 69.0 | 80.3 |
Total | 52.5 | 53.8 | 50.5 | 54.9 | 54.3 | 51.6 | 49.3 | 51.0 | 51.7 | 59.0 | 53.8 | 37.6 | 46.8 | |
Energy industries | 19.2 | 24.1 | 29.8 | 27.4 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 27.5 | 30.3 | 37.2 | 32.9 | 22.0 | 32.9 | |
Manufacturing and construction | 13.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.7 | |
Transport | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.4 | |
Heating of buildings, other fuel use in agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 7.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | |
Industrial processes | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | |
Solvents and other product use | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Enteric fermentation | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
Manure management | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
Agricultural soils | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |
Waste | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
Fugitive emissions from fuels | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Other fuel use | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
LULUCF-sector | -18.4 | -17.5 | -26.8 | -20.9 | -18.0 | -20.1 | -20.5 | -24.0 | -25.4 | -25.8 | -27.0 | -31.5 | -33.4 |
- Notation 0.0 means that the value of the quantity is less than half of the unit of measurement used. LULUCF is the land use, land-use change and forestry sector.
Source: Greenhouse gas inventory unit, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Riitta Pipatti (09) 1734 3543, Teemu Oinonen (09) 1734 2909, kasvihuonekaasut@stat.fi
Director in charge: Kaija Hovi
Updated 18.4.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Greenhouse gases [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-6065. 2006,
Table 1: Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland (million t CO2-eq.) by gas, emission category and year
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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