The volume of greenhouse gas emissions measures the pressures caused by human activity on the acceleration of the greenhouse effect and global warming. Finland reports greenhouse gas emissions to the European Commission, the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

The reporting helps to follow progress in meeting Finland's emission reduction commitments. The estimation of emissions is based on international reporting and methodological guidelines. The indicator does not include the effect of land use, land-use change and forestry
(LULUCF), which reduces the impact of the emissions in Finland. Indirect CO2 emissions generated in the energy sector and industrial processes and product use sector from NMVOC and CH4 emissions are also reported in total emissions (0.1 million tonnes in 2014).

• The energy sector: emissions from the energy use of fuels and
  fugitive emissions related to the production, distribution and
  consumption of fuels
• Industrial processes and product use: emissions released from
  industrial processes resulting from the feedstock use and non-energy use
  of fuels, emissions from the use of F-gases, and emissions from the use
  of nitrous oxide in industrial and medical applications
• Agriculture: emissions from digestion by the livestock, manure
  management, soil, crop residue burning, as well as liming and urea
  fertilisation
• Waste management: emissions from landfills, composting and waste water treatment