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Published: 12 December 2008

Greenhouse gas emissions exceeded the Kyoto target by approximately 10 per cent in 2007

According to the preliminary estimate that must be submitted to the European Commission on 15 January, greenhouse gas emissions in Finland amounted to 78.5 Mt of CO2 equivalent in 2007, which is approximately two per cent less than in 2006. Emissions in 2007 exceeded by good 10 per cent the target level of the 2008-2012 commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol. In the past five reporting years emissions in Finland have exceeded by an average of nearly 7.5 million tonnes, or ten per cent, the amount assigned for them in the Kyoto Protocol (71 million tonnes). Annual fluctuations in the emissions have been large. These have arisen especially from variations in the availability of hydro power on the Nordic electricity market, imports of electricity from Russia and the annual structure and volume of domestic energy production.

The whole reporting concerning year 2007.

Figure 1. Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2007 in relation to the Kyoto target level.

Table 1. Finland's greenhouse gas emissions (million t CO2 eq.) exclusive of land use, land-use change and forestry sector (see Table 2). Emissions as amounts corresponding to CO2 tonnes.

	Emission category
Year	Energy industries	Manufacturing industries and construction	Transport	Other energy	Industrial processes (excl. F-gases)	F-gases	Solvents and other product use	Agriculture	Waste	Total
1990	19.19	13.41	12.79	9.19	4.91	0.09	0.18	7.13	3.98	70.87
1991	18.96	12.90	12.45	8.86	4.54	0.07	0.17	6.68	4.02	68.66
1992	18.73	12.38	12.39	8.98	4.27	0.04	0.16	6.21	4.04	67.20
1993	21.47	12.49	11.94	8.56	4.31	0.03	0.15	6.23	4.04	69.21
1994	26.40	12.79	12.31	8.22	4.52	0.04	0.15	6.22	3.98	74.63
1995	24.12	12.22	12.13	7.79	4.47	0.10	0.14	6.32	3.93	71.23
1996	29.83	12.11	12.12	7.94	4.80	0.15	0.14	6.22	3.85	77.15
1997	27.44	12.27	12.74	7.88	4.99	0.24	0.14	6.21	3.75	75.67
1998	24.18	11.94	12.92	8.15	4.85	0.30	0.14	6.06	3.60	72.14
1999	23.67	11.92	13.16	7.86	4.92	0.40	0.14	5.93	3.52	71.51
2000	22.12	11.93	13.09	7.50	4.92	0.58	0.12	5.97	3.32	69.55
2001	27.51	11.47	13.24	7.71	4.91	0.73	0.12	5.85	3.19	74.75
2002	30.26	11.17	13.46	7.64	4.85	0.53	0.11	5.83	2.98	76.83
2003	37.19	11.53	13.69	7.58	5.17	0.71	0.10	5.75	2.80	84.53
2004	32.94	11.63	14.07	7.28	5.45	0.73	0.11	5.62	2.67	80.49
2005	21.97	11.31	14.14	6.97	5.33	0.89	0.11	5.60	2.46	68.78
2006	32.90	11.56	14.35	6.81	5.31	0.80	0.10	5.59	2.52	79.95
2007	30.71	11.58	14.75	6.73	5.77	0.93	0.10	5.53	2.43	78.53

Table 2. Emissions and removals (million t CO2 eq.) of the land use, land-use change and forestry sector in Finland. Emissions and sinks as amounts corresponding to CO2 tonnes.

	Emission/sink category 1)
Year	Forest land	Cropland	Grassland	Peat production areas	Harvested wood products	Total
1990	-23.19	7.41	-2.13	1.08	-0.95	-17.77
1991	-37.68	5.61	-0.83	1.10	0.31	-31.50
1992	-31.50	5.44	-1.07	1.14	-0.22	-26.22
1993	-30.04	5.43	-0.60	1.16	-0.09	-24.15
1994	-22.82	5.24	-0.13	1.20	-0.76	-17.27
1995	-23.12	6.90	-0.68	1.21	-0.87	-16.56
1996	-32.16	7.13	-0.88	1.25	-1.05	-25.71
1997	-24.99	6.70	-0.57	1.29	-2.12	-19.70
1998	-22.37	6.13	0.09	1.32	-1.77	-16.59
1999	-24.59	5.80	0.96	1.34	-2.04	-18.53
2000	-25.71	5.28	1.92	1.37	-1.27	-18.42
2001	-30.06	5.09	2.42	1.37	-0.31	-21.50
2002	-30.18	4.62	2.15	1.35	-0.44	-22.50
2003	-29.80	4.17	2.66	1.35	-0.89	-22.51
2004	-30.77	3.86	3.01	1.42	-0.83	-23.31
2005	-36.36	3.55	3.44	1.41	-0.34	-28.30
2006	-40.69	3.24	4.24	1.40	-0.39	-32.21
2007	-32.81	3.33	4.06	1.36	-1.22	-25.29

1) Emissions are positive figures, removals negative

Source: Greenhouse gas inventory unit, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Riitta Pipatti (09) 1734 3543, Tuija Lapveteläinen (09) 1734 3528, kasvihuonekaasut@stat.fi

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• Table 1: Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland 1990 - 2007 (million t CO2-eq.) by emission category (12.12.2008)
• Table 2: Carbon dioxide emissions in Finland 1990, 1995 - 2007 (million t CO2-eq.) by emission category. (12.12.2008)
• Table 3: Methane emissions in Finland 1990, 1995 - 2007 (1000 t) by emission category (12.12.2008)
• Table 4: Nitrous oxide emissions in Finland 1990, 1995 - 2007 (1000 t) by emission category (12.12.2008)
• Table 5: Emissions of F-gases in Finland 1990 - 2007 (1000 t CO2-eq.) (12.12.2008)

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• Figure 1: Greenhouse gas emissions by sectors in 2007 (%) (12.12.2008)
• Figure 2: Greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 - 2007 (million t CO2 eq.) (12.12.2008)
• Figure 3: Development of emissions in the energy sector in 1990 - 2007 (million t CO2 eq.) (12.12.2008)
• Figure 4: Greenhouse gas emission in Finland in 1990 - 2007 in relation to the Kyoto target level (million t CO2 eq.) (12.12.2008)

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Updated 12.12.2008