Published: 25 September 2014
Greenhouse gas emissions decreased in manufacturing and energy supply in 2012
The fallen industrial production and the lower use of fossil fuels and peat decreased greenhouse gas emissions in Finland in 2012. Besides imported electricity, the use of oil, coal, natural gas and peat was replaced by wood fuels, whose carbon dioxide emissions are not counted in greenhouse gas emissions. In contrast, households' greenhouse gas emissions grew slightly. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on emissions into air by industry, where emissions are calculated according to the industrial classification used in national accounts.
Greenhouse gas emissions by industry 2011 and 2012, million tonnes CO2 equivalent
Carbon dioxide emissions originating from biofuels grew in almost all industry groups as the use of wood fuels and liquid biofuels increased. Greenhouse gas emissions in transportation and storage went down by nearly 13 per cent mainly as transports decreased, but the increase in liquid biofuels also contributed to this.
In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the division of air emissions by industry is included in the statistics on many different emission types. In 2012, 39 per cent of nitrogen dioxide was produced by the transportation and storage industry, 17 per cent by energy supply and 16 per cent by manufacturing. Over 50 per cent of carbon monoxide emissions originated from households. Energy supply and manufacturing both produced good 30 per cent of sulphur dioxide emissions, and transportation and storage slightly under 30 per cent.
Emissions into air by industry groups 2012, tonnes
Greenhouse gases (CO2-foss, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6) CO2-eq. 1) 2) 3) | Biomass carbon dioxide (CO2-bio) | Sulphur dioxide (SO2) | Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | Carbon monoxide (CO) | Ammonia (NH3) | |
A 01, 03 Agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, hunting | 7 303 443 | 682 216 | 970 | 9 550 | 17 191 | 33 364 |
A 02 Forestry | 392 519 | 8 397 | 2 | 1 585 | 16 419 | 7 |
B Mining and quarrying | 200 477 | 3 265 | 188 | 274 | 80 | 0 |
C 10 - 12 Food industry, etc. | 283 192 | 30 454 | 620 | 395 | 137 | 0 |
C 16, 17 Forest industry | 3 126 208 | 18 599 125 | 5 138 | 18 109 | 21 245 | 32 |
C 19, 20 Oil refining and manufacture of chemicals | 4 320 865 | 94 468 | 10 114 | 4 966 | 1 332 | 333 |
C 24, 25 Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products | 5 121 099 | 2 005 | 5 365 | 3 893 | 946 | 152 |
C 13 - 15, 18, 21 - 23, 26 - 33 Other industries | 1 555 535 | 15 424 | 1 147 | 2 985 | 256 | 168 |
D Energy management | 17 759 792 | 8 868 138 | 22 032 | 32 076 | 13 632 | 5 |
E Water supply and waste management | 2 439 871 | 78 255 | 39 | 1 030 | 1 477 | 152 |
F Construction | 1 899 833 | 49 714 | 120 | 12 055 | 9 851 | 99 |
G Trade | 551 589 | 31 706 | 144 | 353 | 4 801 | 13 |
H 49 Land transport | 4 446 729 | 331 504 | 135 | 16 795 | 11 930 | 728 |
H 50 Water transport | 2 859 164 | 179 580 | 18 662 | 47 475 | 7 018 | 8 |
H 51 Air transport | 2 724 123 | 14 229 | 674 | 7 949 | 8 142 | 34 |
H 52, 53 Support activities for transportation, postal activities | 121 334 | 18 860 | 79 | 263 | 12 962 | 6 |
L Real estate activities | 966 505 | 2 819 388 | 1 087 | 3 756 | 65 171 | 11 |
I - K, M - S Other service activities and administration | 1 753 746 | 195 617 | 710 | 5 532 | 23 037 | 270 |
Households | 6 060 217 | 3 578 854 | 1 147 | 19 195 | 228 232 | 1 355 |
TOTAL | 63 886 242 | 35 601 199 | 68 376 | 188 237 | 443 859 | 36 735 |
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. The industrial classification and division used in the statistics 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 higher than in the Greenhouse Gas Inventory reported to the UNFCCC.
Source: Emissions into air by industry 2012, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Niina Autio 029 551 3406, Jukka Muukkonen 029 551 3224, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Leena Storgårds
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- Appendix table 1. Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2-fos, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6) by industry as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2 eq.) in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 2. Fossil carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 3. Biomass carbon dioxide emissions (CO2-bio) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 4. Nitrous oxide emissions (N2O) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 5. Methane emissions (CH4) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 6. Ammonia emissions (NH3) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 7. Sulphur dioxide emissions (SO2) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 8. Nitrogen dioxide emissions (NO2) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
- Appendix table 9. Carbon monoxide emissions (CO) by industry in 2008 to 2012, tonnes (25.9.2014)
Updated 25.9.2014
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Emissions into air by industry [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-7600. 2012. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 9.10.2024].
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