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Published: 22 September 2016

Greenhouse gas emissions by Finns decreased in 2014

Greenhouse gas emissions produced by Finnish residents in Finland and abroad amounted to nearly 63 million tonnes in 2014. The emissions decreased by six per cent from the previous year. In energy supply, the use of fossil fuels was replaced with renewable energy and electricity imports, which decreased the greenhouse gas emissions of the industry by 14 per cent. Fine particulate matter emissions also declined by almost one-fifth in the industry. The share of energy supply in greenhouse gas emissions was biggest, close on 26.5 per cent, the share of manufacturing was 23 per cent, that of transportation and storage 17 per cent, and that of agriculture 12 per cent. Households' share of greenhouse gas emissions was nine per cent.

Greenhouse gas emissions by industry 2013 and 2014, million tonnes CO2 equivalent

The use of biofuels, particularly renewable diesel, increased in road transport. This is visible as an increase in CO2 emissions from biomass, especially in construction, land transport and services. In construction and land transport, the amount of CO2 emissions from biomass have more than doubled. Correspondingly, greenhouse gas emissions have declined by six per cent in construction and by 12 per cent in land transport. CO2 emissions from biomass are not included in the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions.

In energy supply the use of hard coal, natural gas and oil decreased and was replaced with renewable energy and electricity imports. As a result, greenhouse gas emissions in energy supply declined by 14 per cent and fine particulate matter emissions by 19 per cent.

Emissions into air by industry groups 2014, tonnes

	Greenhouse gases (CO2-foss, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6) CO2-eq.	CO2 emissions from biomass (CO2-bio)	Particles, < 10 m (PM 10)	Carbon monoxide (CO)	Ammonia (NH3)
Agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, hunting	7 544 004	728 430	2 839	17 497	33 574
Forestry	321 616	7 933	122	6 677	4
Mining and quarrying	422 865	3 734	2 960	1 527	0 1)
Food industry	372 637	29 361	109	229	0
Forest industry	3 174 648	19 721 152	2 456	23 907	22
Oil refining and manufacture of chemicals	4 443 770	119 101	497	1 307	415
Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products	4 996 454	2 605	422	1 705	125
Other industries	1 494 169	83 311	246	334	209
Energy management	16 577 721	10 853 544	1 107	19 178	6
Water supply and waste management	2 203 101	275 959	108	902	504
Construction	1 315 506	100 698	1 114	7 636	53
Trade	894 702	38 817	66	794	7
Land transport	4 206 674	796 596	2 679	7 096	380
Water transport	3 119 405	164 380	2 381	9 517	3
Air transport	3 296 573	23 812	271	8 027	18
Support activities for transportation, postal activities	99 515	17 766	341	583	3
Real estate activities	813 162	2 805 193	5 197	54 395	388
Other service activities and administration	1 700 124	243 151	1 044	26 696	129
Households	5 799 851	3 349 826	10 699	170 345	1 087
TOTAL	62 796 503	39 365 375	34 669	358 360	36 935

1) Magnitude less than half of unit employed.

Statistics Finland's statistics on emissions into air by industry also include sulphur and nitrogen dioxide emissions as well a 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 2014, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Niina Autio 029 551 3406, Juuso Peltola 029 551 2330, ymparisto.energia@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 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)
• Appendix table 2. CO2 emissions from biomass (CO2-bio) by industry in 2008 to 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)
• Appendix table 3. Ammonia emissions (NH3) by industry in 2008 to 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)
• Appendix table 4. Sulphur dioxide emissions (SO2) by industry in 2008 to 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)
• Appendix table 5. Nitrogen dioxide emissions (NO2) by industry in 2008 to 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)
• Appendix table 6. Carbon monoxide emissions (CO) by industry in 2008 to 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)
• Appendix table 7. Particulate matter emissions (PM 10) by industry in 2008 to 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)
• Appendix table 8. Particulate matter emissions (PM 2.5) by industry in 2008 to 2014, tonnes (22.9.2016)

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Updated 22.9.2016