Euro area vs Finland: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Euro area
6,067 kWh per capita
in 2025
Finland
15,057 kWh per capita
in 2025
Euro area rank
5th
Finland rank
7th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Euro area
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15,057 kWh per capita against 6,067 kWh per capita in Euro area, a difference of 8,990 kWh per capita.
That makes Finland's figure about 2.5 times Euro area's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 5th and Finland ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,513 kWh per capita | 13,578 kWh per capita | 8,064 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2000s | 6,531 kWh per capita | 16,247 kWh per capita | 9,716 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2010s | 6,472 kWh per capita | 15,597 kWh per capita | 9,126 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2020s | 6,070 kWh per capita | 14,890 kWh per capita | 8,821 kWh per capita | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Euro area or Finland?
- Finland, at 15,057 kWh per capita against 6,067 kWh per capita in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Euro area and Finland?
- 8,990 kWh per capita, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Finland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Finland rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Euro area ranks 5th and Finland ranks 7th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.