Electricity generation from oil in Finland
Finland: Electricity generation from oil was 1.9 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.9 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Finland peaked at 9.39 terawatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Finland ranks 55th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.78 terawatt-hours | 4.8 terawatt-hours | 8.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.57 terawatt-hours | 5.49 terawatt-hours | 9.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 4.41 terawatt-hours | 7.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 1.9 terawatt-hours | 3.83 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.0% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.7% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 51.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Finland?
- Electricity generation from oil in Finland was 1.9 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Finland ranks 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.