Share of primary energy from oil in Finland
Finland: Share of primary energy from oil was 30.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
30.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
59th
of 80 countries
All-time high
79.8%
in 1973
All-time low
29.6%
in 2023
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil in Finland, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 30.6% for share of primary energy from oil in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Finland peaked at 79.8% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2023.
That places Finland 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 69.5% | — |
| 1966 | 73.7% | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 76.4% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 77.9% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 74.5% | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 73.6% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 65.6% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 64.2% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 61.8% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 59.8% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 55.7% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 48.3% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 47.5% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 30.6% | -0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 30.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Finland's 30.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.8%, 73% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.8% | 69.5% | 76.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 64.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 46.7% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 36.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 34.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.2% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 29.6% | 34.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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)
- 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 share of primary energy from oil in Finland?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Finland was 30.6% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Finland ranks 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.