Finland vs Israel: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Finland
27.7%
in 2025
Israel
28.6%
in 2025
Finland rank
4th
Israel rank
3rd
Electricity as a share of primary energy over time
- Finland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 28.6% against 27.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and Israel ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.8% | 16.0% | 2.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 16.1% | 3.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 20.2% | 1.5% | Finland |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 23.3% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 26.8% | 0.9% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Finland or Israel?
- Israel, at 28.6% against 27.7% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Finland and Israel?
- 0.9%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Israel?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Israel rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Finland ranks 4th and Israel ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.