Finland vs Germany: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Finland
-0.4%
in 2025
Germany
-0.2%
in 2025
Finland rank
164th
Germany rank
161st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports -0.2% against -0.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 164th and Germany ranks 161st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Finland |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 2.6% | 2.8% | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -0.2% | 1.6% | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -0.7% | 2.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.8% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -3.5% | 2.9% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Finland or Germany?
- Germany, at -0.2% against -0.4% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Finland and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Finland ranks 164th and Germany ranks 161st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.