Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Finland
Finland: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) was 2,831 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Finland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2,831 for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Finland peaked at 2,831 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 862.02, in 2000.
Finland ranks 6th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 862.02 | — |
| 2001 | 890.33 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 896.06 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 917.71 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 929.77 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 938.99 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 941.66 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 958.08 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 942.34 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 923.61 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 934.3 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 958.75 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 962.88 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,014 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,052 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,121 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1,227 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 1,363 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1,371 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,424 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1,578 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 1,708 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 2,254 | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 2,505 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 2,831 | +13.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 2,831 is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93, 3.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Finland's 2,831 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,013, 2.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +32.0% | 1,708 | 2,254 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 920.06 | 862.02 | 958.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,143 | 934.3 | 1,424 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,175 | 1,578 | 2,831 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Finland?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Finland was 2,831 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,831 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 862.02 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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