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Finland’s CO2 Emissions per Capita

#6 of 191 in the CO2 Emissions per Capita progress rankings

CO2 Emissions per Capita measure the average carbon dioxide produced per person in tonnes. This indicator captures the impact of energy use on climate change, urging cleaner practices (lower is better).

Latest (2023)
5.65 t
Year-over-year
-0.88 t
Change since start (1860→2023)
+5.63 t

Key insights

  • From 1860 to 2023, CO2 Emissions per Capita changed by +5.63 t.
  • Most recent year-over-year change (2022→2023): -0.88 t.
  • Lowest level: 0.02 t in 1860.
  • Highest level: 13.94 t in 2003.

CO2 Emissions per Capita Chart (1860–2023)

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*Average based on available data from 193 UN member countries

CO2 Emissions per Capita Table (1860–2023)

CO2 Emissions per Capita — Finland
Year ⇵ CO2 Emissions per Capita ⇵
1860 0.02 t
1861 0.04 t
1862 0.04 t
1863 0.04 t
1864 0.03 t
1865 0.04 t
1866 0.04 t
1867 0.04 t
1868 0.05 t
1869 0.04 t
1870 0.05 t
1871 0.06 t
1872 0.05 t
1873 0.05 t
1874 0.07 t
1875 0.04 t
1876 0.05 t
1877 0.06 t
1878 0.06 t
1879 0.04 t
1880 0.05 t
1881 0.05 t
1882 0.06 t
1883 0.05 t
1884 0.07 t
1885 0.10 t
1886 0.06 t
1887 0.06 t
1888 0.05 t
1889 0.07 t
1890 0.09 t
1891 0.09 t
1892 0.08 t
1893 0.08 t
1894 0.09 t
1895 0.09 t
1896 0.12 t
1897 0.20 t
1898 0.19 t
1899 0.28 t
1900 0.23 t
1901 0.16 t
1902 0.15 t
1903 0.19 t
1904 0.19 t
1905 0.21 t
1906 0.22 t
1907 0.31 t
1908 0.49 t
1909 0.44 t
1910 0.36 t
1911 0.45 t
1912 0.50 t
1913 0.56 t
1914 0.23 t
1915 0.04 t
1916 0.06 t
1917 0.04 t
1918 0.02 t
1919 0.08 t
1920 0.09 t
1921 0.09 t
1922 0.22 t
1923 0.46 t
1924 0.54 t
1925 0.52 t
1926 0.48 t
1927 0.85 t
1928 0.93 t
1929 0.98 t
1930 0.77 t
1931 0.87 t
1932 0.87 t
1933 0.92 t
1934 1.12 t
1935 0.99 t
1936 1.38 t
1937 1.87 t
1938 1.56 t
1939 1.33 t
1940 0.63 t
1941 0.87 t
1942 0.75 t
1943 1.04 t
1944 0.71 t
1945 0.17 t
1946 0.85 t
1947 1.39 t
1948 2.15 t
1949 1.24 t
1950 1.63 t
1951 1.97 t
1952 2.12 t
1953 1.83 t
1954 2.19 t
1955 2.58 t
1956 2.84 t
1957 2.83 t
1958 2.43 t
1959 3.08 t
1960 3.41 t
1961 3.34 t
1962 3.74 t
1963 4.27 t
1964 5.02 t
1965 5.54 t
1966 6.44 t
1967 6.21 t
1968 7.19 t
1969 8.20 t
1970 8.76 t
1971 8.79 t
1972 9.51 t
1973 10.57 t
1974 9.94 t
1975 9.77 t
1976 10.83 t
1977 10.58 t
1978 10.91 t
1979 11.38 t
1980 12.16 t
1981 10.71 t
1982 8.90 t
1983 8.54 t
1984 8.63 t
1985 10.11 t
1986 10.82 t
1987 11.66 t
1988 10.52 t
1989 10.56 t
1990 11.41 t
1991 11.01 t
1992 10.76 t
1993 11.12 t
1994 12.13 t
1995 11.38 t
1996 12.50 t
1997 12.20 t
1998 11.52 t
1999 11.40 t
2000 11.02 t
2001 12.05 t
2002 12.51 t
2003 13.94 t
2004 13.19 t
2005 10.88 t
2006 12.98 t
2007 12.62 t
2008 11.03 t
2009 10.47 t
2010 11.95 t
2011 10.51 t
2012 9.45 t
2013 9.51 t
2014 8.72 t
2015 8.06 t
2016 8.60 t
2017 8.11 t
2018 8.29 t
2019 7.69 t
2020 6.82 t
2021 6.82 t
2022 6.53 t
2023 5.65 t

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2024); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data

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