Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Estonia
Estonia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 49.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 49.6% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 45.1% 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, 49.6%, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 131st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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% |
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 | 56.3% | 49.6% | 67.0% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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 49.6% in 2023, 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 49.6% in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Estonia ranks 131st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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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About this data
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.