Published: 5 October 2017
Emissions into air by Finns decreased in 2015
Correction on 29 January 2018. Greenhouse gas emissions reported as CO2 equivalent tonnes have been corrected. The corrections are caused by incorrect multipliers. The corrected figures are indicated in red.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by Finnish residents in Finland and abroad amounted to 59 million tonnes in 2015, which was around six per cent less than in 2014. Emissions not included in greenhouse gases also fell from the year before. For example, fine particulate emissions went down by over six per cent from one year earlier, being 31,000 tonnes in 2015, while sulphur dioxide emissions fell by around16 per cent to close on 42,000 tonnes. Among the industries, the fall was biggest in energy supply, where greenhouse gas emissions went down by slightly over 18 per cent from the previous year. As a result of the fall, energy supply was no longer the biggest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, unlike in previous years. In 2015, the share of manufacturing in greenhouse gas emissions was biggest, 24 per cent, the share of energy supply was 23 per cent, that of transportation and storage 16 per cent, and that of agriculture 13 per cent.
Greenhouse gas emissions by industry 2014 and 2015, million tonnes CO2 equivalent (Corrected on 29 January 2018)
The main reason for the fall in greenhouse gas emissions was the decreased use of fossil fuels, such as hard coal and natural gas, and the increased use of renewable energy in the production of electricity and heat. As the use of fossil fuels, particularly hard coal, has decreased in energy supply, sulphur dioxide emissions have fallen by 15 per cent from the previous year and nitrogen dioxide emissions by around 13 per cent.
In other industries, greenhouse gas emissions remained mainly on the level of 2014. In manufacturing, transportation and storage, and agriculture the fall was under one per cent year-on-year. However, the Sulphur Directive that came into force at the beginning of 2015 decreased sulphur dioxide emissions in water transport to under one quarter from the previous year. As a result of the Directive, fine particulate emissions in water transport declined by around 33 per cent.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by households remained almost on level with the previous year, down by around two per cent. Households’ share of greenhouse gas emissions was around 12 per cent.
Emissions into air by industry groups 2015, tonnes
Corrected on 29 January 2018. The corrected numbers are indicated in red. | |||||
Greenhouse gases (CO2-foss, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6) CO2-eq. | Carbon dioxide emissions from biomass (CO2-bio) | Particles, < 10 m (PM 10) | Carbon monoxide (CO) | Ammonia (NH3) | |
Agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, hunting | 7 744 794 | 664 728 | 2 642 | 16 478 | 28 818 |
Forestry | 314 767 | 6 967 | 106 | 6 503 | 4 |
Mining and quarrying | 397 449 | 5 048 | 2 024 | 1 542 | 0 1) |
Food industry | 281 348 | 33 743 | 99 | 249 | 0 |
Forest industry | 3 160 104 | 19 757 577 | 2 647 | 24 047 | 18 |
Oil refining and manufacture of chemicals | 4 343 776 | 131 226 | 582 | 1 181 | 404 |
Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products | 5 124 891 | 2 637 | 302 | 1 601 | 73 |
Other industries | 1 465 298 | 84 706 | 184 | 316 | 148 |
Energy management | 13 797 951 | 10 449 290 | 1 110 | 18 590 | 11 |
Water supply and waste management | 2 505 249 | 335 402 | 94 | 581 | 112 |
Construction | 1 268 147 | 98 117 | 579 | 7 077 | 43 |
Trade | 806 597 | 33 613 | 78 | 520 | 9 |
Land transport | 3 575 480 | 690 936 | 2 341 | 5 910 | 283 |
Water transport | 2 399 997 | 182 524 | 1 071 | 8 141 | 4 |
Air transport | 3 175 090 | 28 653 | 334 | 5 567 | 21 |
Support activities for transportation, postal activities | 95 931 | 20 781 | 364 | 511 | 2 |
Real estate activities | 75 492 | 24 232 | 33 | 423 | 3 |
Other service activities and administration | 1 724 471 | 294 844 | 929 | 22 430 | 92 |
Households | 6 779 766 | 5 821 661 | 15 663 | 219 031 | 1 765 |
TOTAL | 59 036 598 | 38 666 685 | 31 182 | 340 698 | 31 810 |
Statistics Finland's statistics on emissions into air by industry also include sulphur and nitrogen dioxide emissions, as well as emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC).
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 residents' 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 2015, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juuso Peltola 029 551 2330, ymparistotilinpito@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ville Vertanen
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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 2015, tonnes (Corrected on 29 January 2018) (5.10.2017)
- Appendix table 2. Carbon dioxide emissions from biomass fuels (CO2-bio) by industry in 2008 to 2015, tonnes (5.10.2017)
- Appendix table 3. Ammonia emissions (NH3) by industry in 2008 to 2015, tonnes (5.10.2017)
- Appendix table 4. Sulphur dioxide emissions (SO2) by industry in 2008 to 2015, tonnes (5.10.2017)
- Appendix table 5. Nitrogen dioxide emissions (NO2) by industry in 2008 to 2015, tonnes (5.10.2017)
- Appendix table 6. Carbon monoxide emissions (CO) by industry in 2008 to 2015, tonnes (5.10.2017)
- Appendix table 7. Particulate matter emissions (PM 10) by industry in 2008 to 2015, tonnes (5.10.2017)
- Appendix table 8. Particulate matter emissions (PM 2.5) by industry in 2008 to 2015, tonnes (5.10.2017)
Updated 5.10.2017
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ISSN=2323-7600. 2015. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
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