The combined annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the Nordic countries decreased by more than 25 percent from 2010 to 2022, to 240 MtCO₂e. Norway recorded the highest emissions within the region, with roughly 70 MtCO₂e emitted in 2022. Sweden ranked a close second, with 60.6 MtCO₂e. Meanwhile, Iceland's GHG emissions have remained more or less stable in the past three decades.
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Characteristic
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Finland
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 9, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427113/greenhouse-gas-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427113/greenhouse-gas-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427113/greenhouse-gas-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The Nordic Countries from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427113/greenhouse-gas-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC, Greenhouse gas emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427113/greenhouse-gas-emissions-nordic-countries/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427113/greenhouse-gas-emissions-nordic-countries/