Renewable electricity generation by source in Estonia
Estonia: Renewable electricity generation by source was 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.15 terawatt-hours for renewable electricity generation by source in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Estonia peaked at 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Estonia 56th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generation by source in Estonia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +53.8% |
| 2010 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | +54.4% |
| 2025 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.15 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.46 terawatt-hours, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.15 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.32 terawatt-hours, 87% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +400.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0713 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.556 terawatt-hours | 0.28 terawatt-hours | 0.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8533 terawatt-hours | 0.67 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More energy & mining data for Estonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -5.58 % 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 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 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generation by source in Estonia?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Estonia was 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Estonia ranks 56th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.