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The relationship between GHG emissions and Finland's GDP has beensomewhat volatile over the last few decades, mainly due to large fluctuationsin annual emissions levels. Since the deep recession of the early 1990's,the economy has been growing faster than emissions. In 2007, the CO2/GDP ratio was about 20% below the 1990 level, indicating that carbonintensity lessened while the economy grew after the Kyoto base year.In 2008, Finland produced just over seventy million tonnes of CO2equivalent emissions, down about 10% from the year before. The majorityshare of GHG emissions—around 85%—is CO2 from fossil fuel and peatbased energy production. CO2 emissions have continued to grow comparedto 1990 levels while other GHG emissions have declined. NO2 and methaneemissions dropped by 13% and 30% respectively in 2007 compared to the1990 level.Million tonnes CO ² eq.9080706050403020100EnergyIndustrialprocesses andsolvent useAgricultureWaste|1990|1992|1994|1996|1998|2000|2002|2004|2006Finland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2007The energy sector is responsible for the largest share of emissions, afigure of about 80%. In Finland's accounting system, the energy sectorincludes emissions from all fuels used in transportation and energy production,transmission, and consumption. Long distances between settlements,fossil fuel-based energy production, and many energy intensiveindustries make transportation and industry the most carbon intensivesectors in Finland.SourceStatisticsFinland1009080706050403020100Solvent andother product use 0,1%Energy 81%Industrial processes 9%Agriculture 7%Waste 3%Finland's GHG Emissions by Sector 2007Energy industry 48%Transport 23%Manufacturing industriesand construction 18%Households, services etc. 8 %Fugitive 0,3 %Other 2 %SourceStatisticsFinland; PrimeMinister'sOffice218