Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Estonia
Estonia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 43.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 43.2% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Estonia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 137th of 210 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.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -25.9% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 43.2% | +1.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 43.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 71% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 43.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -29.8% | 71.0% | 49.9% |
| 2023 | -25.9% | 67.0% | 49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 93.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 71.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 42.8% | 67.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Estonia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Estonia was 43.2% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Estonia ranks 137th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.