Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Estonia
Estonia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.5% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Estonia peaked at 0.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Estonia ranks 145th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +192.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -29.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +48.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +44.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +81.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +66.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +53.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +50.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -44.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -38.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +105.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +97.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -35.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +62.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 32% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More energy & mining data for Estonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Estonia?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Estonia was 0.5% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Estonia ranks 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.