Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Finland
Finland: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 5.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Finland, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Finland recorded 5.2% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 49.0% on the previous year and down 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Finland peaked at 49.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2023.
That places Finland 193rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2% | — |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 31.9% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 33.2% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 17.7% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 5.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 190 Tajikistan 7.3% compare
- 191 Belize 7.1% compare
- 192 Andorra 6.7% compare
- 194 Costa Rica 5.1% compare
- 195 Central African Republic 3.5% compare
- 196 Luxembourg 3.4% 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Finland?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Finland was 5.2% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Finland ranks 193rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.6%. 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 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.