Electricity production from natural gas sources in Finland
Finland: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.9% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Finland peaked at 16.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
That places Finland 110th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6% | — |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +26.4% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -38.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 4.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 1.4% compare
- 108 Yemen 1.2% compare
- 109 Tajikistan 1.0% compare
- 111 Norway 0.9% compare
- 112 Estonia 0.4% compare
- 113 Switzerland 0.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4241 % 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 0.0001 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 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Finland?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Finland was 0.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Finland ranks 110th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.