Almost one-third of greenhouse gas emissions from energy supply

The greenhouse gas emissions in energy supply were almost one-third of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the total economy in 2011. The share of manufacturing was one-fourth, that of transportation and storage 16 per cent, that of agriculture and forestry 11 per cent and that of households eight per cent. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on emissions into air by industry, where emissions are calculated and reported to the European Union according to the industrial classification used in national accounts.

Greenhouse gas emissions by industry 2011, million tonnes CO2 equivalent

The distribution of other emissions than greenhouse gas emissions by industry varies depending on emission type. In 2011, more than 40 per cent of nitrogen dioxide was produced by the transportation and storage industry, 17 per cent by both energy supply and by manufacturing. More than half of carbon monoxide emissions originated from households. Energy supply and manufacturing both produced over 30 per cent of sulphur dioxide emissions and transportation and storage close to 30 per cent.

Emissions into air by industry groups 2011, tonnes

	Greenhouse gases (CO2-foss, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6) CO2-eq. ¹⁾ ²⁾ ³⁾	Biomass carbon dioxide (CO2-bio)	Nitrous oxide (N2O)	Methane (CH4)	Sulphur dioxide (SO2)	Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)	Carbon monoxide (CO)
A 01, 03 Agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, hunting	7 324 352	629 885	12 872	90 661	1 126	8 773	15 418
A 02 Forestry	308 478	7 735	9	88	2	1 237	7 031
B Mining and quarrying	304 321	791	4	7	149	945	395
C 10 - 12 Food industry, etc.	254 877	27 617	11	9	858	564	185
C 16, 17 Forest industry	3 666 899	18 269 894	316	393	4 894	18 940	21 728
C 19, 20 Oil refining and manufacture of chemicals	5 330 488	129 691	660	731	11 913	7 589	24 606
C 24, 25 Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products	5 919 039	983	33	456	8 486	4 517	6 743
C 13 - 15, 18, 21 - 23, 26 - 33 Other industries	1 725 329	16 727	23	29	1 044	4 527	350
D Energy management	21 394 228	8 629 440	972	898	25 691	35 883	14 007
E Water supply and waste management	2 455 477	68 984	534	93 128	39	1 314	1 933
F Construction	1 857 992	54 516	67	104	101	11 373	8 515
G Trade	168 795	25 908	7	40	120	617	2 178
H 49 Land transport	4 157 650	193 261	206	1 357	98	18 062	12 822
H 50 Water transport	3 074 485	93 893	81	264	22 792	56 501	5 830
H 51 Air transport	3 672 461	11 106	138	89	812	9 670	9 981
H 52, 53 Support activities for transportation, postal activities	573 561	31 762	25	91	64	2 096	14 744
L Real estate activities	625 108	158 242	21	193	856	1 530	20 160
I - K, M - S Other service activities and administration	1 534 972	113 710	64	199	352	5 494	26 167
Households	5 692 083	5 744 531	293	11 281	1 987	20 343	261 843
EMISSIONS TOTAL	70 040 605	34 208 675	16 335	200 018	81 383	209 976	454 635

1) Greenhouse gases: fossil carbon dioxide (CO2-fos), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), perfluorocarbon (PFC), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).
2) Greenhouse gases do not include organic carbon dioxide. In the greenhouse gas inventory, organic carbon dioxide emissions are reported in the land use, land-use change and forestry sector, where the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by forest or other vegetation is also taken into account in the net emissions.
3) CO2 equivalent has been calculated for methane, nitrous oxide and F-gases using GWP multipliers of the IPCC's 2nd assessment report.

The statistics on emissions into air by industry are part of environmental accounts, where the main principle is to describe the interaction between the environment and the economy. In the statistics, emissions are presented according to the industrial classification used in national accounts. In this way, the data on emissions into air can be directly connected to various monetary variables of national accounts, such as total output and value added. Data on emissions into air by industry can also be connected to data on environmental taxes by industry.

The statistics on emissions into air by industry are calculated according to the EU Regulation on environmental accounts. Finland reports the data for the years 2008 to 2011 to the EU for the first time at the end of September. In future, the data will be reported yearly.

The industrial classification and division used in the statistics on emissions into air by industry differ from the sector division used in the reporting of the greenhouse gas emissions to the UNFCCC. The statistics do not take into consideration the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by forest or other vegetation either.

Differing from the greenhouse gas inventory and greenhouse gas reporting, the statistics on emissions into air by industry also contain Finnish citizens' emissions from land, water and air transport abroad. In turn, emissions by foreign citizens from transport on Finnish territory are subtracted from the emissions into air by industry. The definition of transport corresponds with the methods of national accounts in which households' transport is included in private consumption. Due to definitional differences, the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions by industry is annually some three to five per cent higher than in the Greenhouse Gas Inventory reported to the UNFCCC.

Source: Emissions into air by industry 2011, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Niina Autio 09 1734 3406, Jukka Muukkonen 09 1734 3224, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storg�rds

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