Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Estonia
Estonia: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Estonia, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Estonia is 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Estonia peaked at 79,252 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Estonia ranks 22nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76,910 kilowatt-hours per person | 75,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 77,660 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 51,163 kilowatt-hours per person | 38,234 kilowatt-hours per person | 79,252 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,039 kilowatt-hours per person | 53,860 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,358 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,210 kilowatt-hours per person | 55,411 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,428 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,548 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 19 Hong Kong 36,669 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Turkmenistan 36,158 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 21 Malaysia 35,636 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 23 Japan 31,866 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Belarus 28,935 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 25 Israel 28,497 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Estonia
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.9% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.3% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 49.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Estonia?
- Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Estonia was 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,252 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Estonia ranks 22nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.