Finland vs OECD members: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Finland
15,057 kWh per capita
in 2025
OECD members
7,794 kWh per capita
in 2025
Finland rank
7th
OECD members rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Finland
- OECD members
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15,057 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 7,263 kWh per capita.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,578 kWh per capita | 6,945 kWh per capita | 6,632 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2000s | 16,247 kWh per capita | 7,855 kWh per capita | 8,392 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2010s | 15,597 kWh per capita | 7,881 kWh per capita | 7,716 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2020s | 14,890 kWh per capita | 7,716 kWh per capita | 7,175 kWh per capita | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Finland or OECD members?
- Finland, at 15,057 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Finland and OECD members?
- 7,263 kWh per capita, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and OECD members?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and OECD members rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Finland ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 countries.
- 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.