Finland vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Finland
0.6%
in 2025
United States
0.4%
in 2025
Finland rank
15th
United States rank
17th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 15th and United States ranks 17th of 36 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.6% | 1.2% | 63.4% | Finland |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 7.7% | 6.3% | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.2% | -0.5% | 6.7% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Finland or United States?
- Finland, at 0.6% against 0.4% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Finland and United States?
- 0.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Finland ranks 15th and United States ranks 17th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.