Total greenhouse gas emissions in Finland

Finland emitted 48.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Finland, 2024 48.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −2.4% 2023: 49.9 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 79th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Finland over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2024 48.7 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 49.9 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 54.1 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 55.4 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 54.3 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 59.6 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 63.0 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 61.5 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 64.6 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 61.8 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 65.6 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 69.6 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 68.6 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 74.7 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 82.9 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 73.1 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 76.7 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 85.6 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 87.5 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 75.2 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 87.9 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 91.6 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 83.0 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 80.7 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 74.7 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.4% from 49.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 65.6 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −25.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 79th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Finland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database