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Carbon intensity of the economy — Finland

Carbon intensity of the economy in Finland in 2022 — 0.161 kg/$. Ranked 60 in the world out of 164. Since 1860, the indicator has risen by 1,050%.

2022 0.161 kg/$ −5.85% vs 2021
World rank 60of 164
Period maximum 0.598 kg/$1973
Period minimum 0.011 kg/$1915

Trend over time

1860–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Finland, 1860–202200.20.40.6186018771894191119281945196219791996201320221860: 0.014 kg/$1863: 0.028 kg/$1866: 0.025 kg/$1869: 0.023 kg/$1872: 0.028 kg/$1875: 0.023 kg/$1878: 0.035 kg/$1881: 0.027 kg/$1884: 0.034 kg/$1887: 0.028 kg/$1890: 0.04 kg/$1893: 0.037 kg/$1896: 0.047 kg/$1899: 0.11 kg/$1902: 0.059 kg/$1905: 0.076 kg/$1908: 0.169 kg/$1911: 0.144 kg/$1914: 0.071 kg/$1917: 0.015 kg/$1920: 0.03 kg/$1923: 0.131 kg/$1926: 0.125 kg/$1929: 0.226 kg/$1932: 0.212 kg/$1935: 0.199 kg/$1938: 0.272 kg/$1941: 0.166 kg/$1944: 0.124 kg/$1947: 0.238 kg/$1950: 0.241 kg/$1953: 0.247 kg/$1956: 0.337 kg/$1959: 0.336 kg/$1962: 0.344 kg/$1965: 0.453 kg/$1968: 0.558 kg/$1971: 0.565 kg/$1974: 0.549 kg/$1977: 0.585 kg/$1980: 0.589 kg/$1983: 0.389 kg/$1986: 0.458 kg/$1989: 0.391 kg/$1992: 0.444 kg/$1995: 0.442 kg/$1998: 0.388 kg/$2001: 0.36 kg/$2004: 0.367 kg/$2007: 0.316 kg/$2010: 0.318 kg/$2013: 0.256 kg/$2016: 0.227 kg/$2019: 0.193 kg/$2022: 0.161 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.147 (+1,050%) Average annual rate: 1.52 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 0.161 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Northern Europe computed 0.115 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.161 −0.01 −5.85%
2021 0.171 −0.004 −2.29%
2020 0.175 −0.018 −9.33%
2019 0.193 −0.017 −8.1%
2018 0.21 +0.002 +0.96%
2017 0.208 −0.019 −8.37%
2016 0.227 +0.009 +4.13%
2015 0.218 −0.018 −7.63%
2014 0.236 −0.02 −7.81%
2013 0.256 +0.005 +1.99%
2012 0.251 −0.023 −8.39%
2011 0.274 −0.044 −13.84%
2010 0.318 +0.032 +11.19%
2009 0.286 +0.011 +4%
2008 0.275 −0.041 −12.97%
2007 0.316 −0.024 −7.06%
2006 0.34 +0.044 +14.86%
2005 0.296 −0.071 −19.35%
2004 0.367 −0.036 −8.93%
2003 0.403 +0.035 +9.51%
2002 0.368 +0.008 +2.22%
2001 0.36 +0.023 +6.82%
2000 0.337 −0.031 −8.42%
1999 0.368 −0.02 −5.15%
1998 0.388 −0.044 −10.19%
1997 0.432 −0.037 −7.89%
1996 0.469 +0.027 +6.11%
1995 0.442 −0.047 −9.61%
1994 0.489 +0.025 +5.39%
1993 0.464 +0.02 +4.5%
1992 0.444 +0.007 +1.6%
1991 0.437 +0.012 +2.82%
1990 0.425 +0.034 +8.7%
1989 0.391 −0.019 −4.63%
1988 0.41 −0.066 −13.87%
1987 0.476 +0.018 +3.93%
1986 0.458 +0.021 +4.81%
1985 0.437 +0.053 +13.8%
1984 0.384 −0.005 −1.29%
1983 0.389 −0.025 −6.04%
1982 0.414 −0.098 −19.14%
1981 0.512 −0.077 −13.07%
1980 0.589 +0.01 +1.73%
1979 0.579 −0.013 −2.2%
1978 0.592 +0.007 +1.2%
1977 0.585 −0.013 −2.17%
1976 0.598 +0.062 +11.57%
1975 0.536 −0.013 −2.37%
1974 0.549 −0.049 −8.19%
1973 0.598 +0.027 +4.73%
1972 0.571 +0.006 +1.06%
1971 0.565 −0.009 −1.57%
1970 0.574 −0.005 −0.86%
1969 0.579 +0.021 +3.76%
1968 0.558 +0.068 +13.88%
1967 0.49 −0.026 −5.04%
1966 0.516 +0.063 +13.91%
1965 0.453 +0.022 +5.1%
1964 0.431 +0.048 +12.53%
1963 0.383 +0.039 +11.34%
1962 0.344 +0.029 +9.21%
1961 0.315 −0.028 −8.16%
1960 0.343 +0.007 +2.08%
1959 0.336 +0.057 +20.43%
1958 0.279 −0.045 −13.89%
1957 0.324 −0.013 −3.86%
1956 0.337 +0.025 +8.01%
1955 0.312 +0.038 +13.87%
1954 0.274 +0.027 +10.93%
1953 0.247 −0.037 −13.03%
1952 0.284 +0.013 +4.8%
1951 0.271 +0.03 +12.45%
1950 0.241 +0.053 +28.19%
1949 0.188 −0.155 −45.19%
1948 0.343 +0.105 +44.12%
1947 0.238 +0.091 +61.9%
1946 0.147 +0.116 +374.19%
1945 0.031 −0.093 −75%
1944 0.124 −0.056 −31.11%
1943 0.18 +0.037 +25.87%
1942 0.143 −0.023 −13.86%
1941 0.166 +0.044 +36.07%
1940 0.122 −0.121 −49.79%
1939 0.243 −0.029 −10.66%
1938 0.272 −0.069 −20.23%
1937 0.341 +0.077 +29.17%
1936 0.264 +0.065 +32.66%
1935 0.199 −0.035 −14.96%
1934 0.234 +0.022 +10.38%
1933 0.212 +0 +0%
1932 0.212 +0.001 +0.47%
1931 0.211 +0.03 +16.57%
1930 0.181 −0.045 −19.91%
1929 0.226 +0.013 +6.1%
1928 0.213 +0.005 +2.4%
1927 0.208 +0.083 +66.4%
1926 0.125 −0.015 −10.71%
1925 0.14 −0.01 −6.67%
1924 0.15 +0.019 +14.5%
1923 0.131 +0.063 +92.65%
1922 0.068 +0.038 +126.67%
1921 0.03 +0 +0%
1920 0.03 +0.001 +3.45%
1919 0.029 +0.018 +163.64%
1918 0.011 −0.004 −26.67%
1917 0.015 −0.004 −21.05%
1916 0.019 +0.008 +72.73%
1915 0.011 −0.06 −84.51%
1914 0.071 −0.092 −56.44%
1913 0.163 +0.009 +5.84%
1912 0.154 +0.01 +6.94%
1911 0.144 +0.025 +21.01%
1910 0.119 −0.028 −19.05%
1909 0.147 −0.022 −13.02%
1908 0.169 +0.061 +56.48%
1907 0.108 +0.031 +40.26%
1906 0.077 +0.001 +1.32%
1905 0.076 +0.006 +8.57%
1904 0.07 −0.001 −1.41%
1903 0.071 +0.012 +20.34%
1902 0.059 −0.002 −3.28%
1901 0.061 −0.024 −28.24%
1900 0.085 −0.025 −22.73%
1899 0.11 +0.039 +54.93%
1898 0.071 −0.007 −8.97%
1897 0.078 +0.031 +65.96%
1896 0.047 +0.007 +17.5%
1895 0.04 +0.001 +2.56%
1894 0.039 +0.002 +5.41%
1893 0.037 −0.002 −5.13%
1892 0.039 −0.004 −9.3%
1891 0.043 +0.003 +7.5%
1890 0.04 +0.007 +21.21%
1889 0.033 +0.008 +32%
1888 0.025 −0.003 −10.71%
1887 0.028 +0 +0%
1886 0.028 −0.023 −45.1%
1885 0.051 +0.017 +50%
1884 0.034 +0.006 +21.43%
1883 0.028 −0.002 −6.67%
1882 0.03 +0.003 +11.11%
1881 0.027 +0.001 +3.85%
1880 0.026 +0.005 +23.81%
1879 0.021 −0.014 −40%
1878 0.035 +0.005 +16.67%
1877 0.03 +0.005 +20%
1876 0.025 +0.002 +8.7%
1875 0.023 −0.012 −34.29%
1874 0.035 +0.01 +40%
1873 0.025 −0.003 −10.71%
1872 0.028 −0.007 −20%
1871 0.035 +0.006 +20.69%
1870 0.029 +0.006 +26.09%
1869 0.023 −0.008 −25.81%
1868 0.031 +0.007 +29.17%
1867 0.024 −0.001 −4%
1866 0.025 +0.003 +13.64%
1865 0.022 +0.005 +29.41%
1864 0.017 −0.011 −39.29%
1863 0.028 −0.001 −3.45%
1862 0.029 +0.002 +7.41%
1861 0.027 +0.013 +92.86%
1860 0.014 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 0.074 NO Norway 0.085 DK Denmark 0.097 IE Ireland 0.119 GB United Kingdom 0.119 LV Latvia 0.129 LT Lithuania 0.152 FI Finland 0.161 IS Iceland 0.225 EE Estonia 0.299
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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