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Published: 26 September 2013

Almost one-third of greenhouse gas emissions from energy supply

The greenhouse gas emissions in energy supply were almost one-third of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the total economy in 2011. The share of manufacturing was one-fourth, that of transportation and storage 16 per cent, that of agriculture and forestry 11 per cent and that of households eight per cent. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on emissions into air by industry, where emissions are calculated and reported to the European Union according to the industrial classification used in national accounts.

Greenhouse gas emissions by industry 2011, million tonnes CO2 equivalent

Greenhouse gas emissions by industry 2011, million tonnes CO2 equivalent

The distribution of other emissions than greenhouse gas emissions by industry varies depending on emission type. In 2011, more than 40 per cent of nitrogen dioxide was produced by the transportation and storage industry, 17 per cent by both energy supply and by manufacturing. More than half of carbon monoxide emissions originated from households. Energy supply and manufacturing both produced over 30 per cent of sulphur dioxide emissions and transportation and storage close to 30 per cent.

Emissions into air by industry groups 2011, tonnes

  Greenhouse gases (CO2-foss, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6) CO2-eq. 1) 2) 3) Biomass carbon dioxide (CO2-bio) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Methane (CH4) Sulphur dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) Carbon monoxide (CO)
A 01, 03 Agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, hunting 7 324 352 629 885 12 872 90 661 1 126 8 773 15 418
A 02 Forestry 308 478 7 735 9 88 2 1 237 7 031
B Mining and quarrying 304 321 791 4 7 149 945 395
C 10 - 12 Food industry, etc. 254 877 27 617 11 9 858 564 185
C 16, 17 Forest industry 3 666 899 18 269 894 316 393 4 894 18 940 21 728
C 19, 20 Oil refining and manufacture of chemicals 5 330 488 129 691 660 731 11 913 7 589 24 606
C 24, 25 Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products 5 919 039 983 33 456 8 486 4 517 6 743
C 13 - 15, 18, 21 - 23, 26 - 33 Other industries 1 725 329 16 727 23 29 1 044 4 527 350
D Energy management 21 394 228 8 629 440 972 898 25 691 35 883 14 007
E Water supply and waste management 2 455 477 68 984 534 93 128 39 1 314 1 933
F Construction 1 857 992 54 516 67 104 101 11 373 8 515
G Trade 168 795 25 908 7 40 120 617 2 178
H 49 Land transport 4 157 650 193 261 206 1 357 98 18 062 12 822
H 50 Water transport 3 074 485 93 893 81 264 22 792 56 501 5 830
H 51 Air transport 3 672 461 11 106 138 89 812 9 670 9 981
H 52, 53 Support activities for transportation, postal activities 573 561 31 762 25 91 64 2 096 14 744
L Real estate activities 625 108 158 242 21 193 856 1 530 20 160
I - K, M - S Other service activities and administration 1 534 972 113 710 64 199 352 5 494 26 167
Households 5 692 083 5 744 531 293 11 281 1 987 20 343 261 843
EMISSIONS TOTAL 70 040 605 34 208 675 16 335 200 018 81 383 209 976 454 635
1) Greenhouse gases: fossil carbon dioxide (CO2-fos), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), perfluorocarbon (PFC), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).
2) Greenhouse gases do not include organic carbon dioxide. In the greenhouse gas inventory, organic carbon dioxide emissions are reported in the land use, land-use change and forestry sector, where the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by forest or other vegetation is also taken into account in the net emissions.
3) CO2 equivalent has been calculated for methane, nitrous oxide and F-gases using GWP multipliers of the IPCC's 2nd assessment report.

The statistics on emissions into air by industry are part of environmental accounts, where the main principle is to describe the interaction between the environment and the economy. In the statistics, emissions are presented according to the industrial classification used in national accounts. In this way, the data on emissions into air can be directly connected to various monetary variables of national accounts, such as total output and value added. Data on emissions into air by industry can also be connected to data on environmental taxes by industry.

The statistics on emissions into air by industry are calculated according to the EU Regulation on environmental accounts. Finland reports the data for the years 2008 to 2011 to the EU for the first time at the end of September. In future, the data will be reported yearly.

The industrial classification and division used in the statistics on emissions into air by industry 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 citizens' 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 annually some three to five per cent higher than in the Greenhouse Gas Inventory reported to the UNFCCC.


Source: Emissions into air by industry 2011, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Niina Autio 09 1734 3406, Jukka Muukkonen 09 1734 3224, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds

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Updated 26.9.2013

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Emissions into air by industry [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-7600. 2011. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tilma/2011/tilma_2011_2013-09-26_tie_001_en.html