Table 3: Methane emissions in Finland (1000 t) by emission category and year
Emission category | Year | ||||||||||||
1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
Total | 300.0 | 289.6 | 286.2 | 282.6 | 273.3 | 267.0 | 256.6 | 250.8 | 241.4 | 232.1 | 224.1 | 213.9 | 216.4 |
Solid waste disposal | 173.3 | 169.8 | 165.4 | 160.9 | 153.4 | 149.6 | 139.9 | 134.4 | 123.9 | 115.4 | 108.9 | 99.0 | 101.9 |
Enteric fermentation | 91.3 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 81.7 | 79.9 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 76.6 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 74.4 |
Manure management | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
Residential heating | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
Sewage treatment | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Compost production | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Fugitive emissions from fuels | 0.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
Transport | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Energy industries | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Industrial processes | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Manufacturing industry and construction | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Fuel use in agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
LULUCF-sector | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Heating of institutional and commercial buildings | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Other fuel 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 |
- LULUCF is the land use, land-use change and forestry sector.
Source: Greenhouse gas inventory unit, Statistics Finland
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Updated 18.4.2008
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ISSN=1797-6065. 2006,
Table 3: Methane emissions in Finland (1000 t) by emission category and year
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