Electricity production by source in Finland
Finland: Electricity production by source was 31.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production by source in Finland, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production by source in Finland stood at 31.0%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Finland peaked at 31.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1996.
Finland ranks 17th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production by source in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.5% | — |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +7.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 31.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.8%, 3.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Finland's 31.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.2% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.9% | 31.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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- 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 by source in Finland?
- Electricity production by source in Finland was 31.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1996.
- How does Finland rank for electricity production by source?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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