Electricity generation from oil in Estonia
Estonia: Electricity generation from oil was 2.39 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.39 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
50th
of 214 countries
All-time high
16.22 terawatt-hours
in 1990
All-time low
2.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2.39 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Estonia peaked at 16.22 terawatt-hours in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.39 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Estonia 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Estonia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.22 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 13.66 terawatt-hours | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 11.54 terawatt-hours | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 8.99 terawatt-hours | -22.1% |
| 1994 | 8.93 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.42 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 8.8 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 8.95 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 8.27 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 8.03 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 7.9 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 7.87 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.97 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 9.61 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 9.76 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.55 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.06 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7 terawatt-hours | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 9.96 terawatt-hours | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 8.13 terawatt-hours | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 11.62 terawatt-hours | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 11.46 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.36 terawatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 11.95 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 10.98 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 8.53 terawatt-hours | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 10.51 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 11.22 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10.32 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 5.43 terawatt-hours | -47.4% |
| 2020 | 3.08 terawatt-hours | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 4.28 terawatt-hours | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 6.02 terawatt-hours | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 2.92 terawatt-hours | -51.5% |
| 2024 | 2.69 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 2.39 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2.39 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 3.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2.39 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.53 terawatt-hours, 4.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.18 terawatt-hours | 8.03 terawatt-hours | 16.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.15 terawatt-hours | 7.87 terawatt-hours | 11.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.24 terawatt-hours | 5.43 terawatt-hours | 11.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 2.39 terawatt-hours | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More energy & mining data for Estonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -5.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Estonia?
- Electricity generation from oil in Estonia was 2.39 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Estonia ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.