Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Finland
Finland: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person was 79.5 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
79.5 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
5th
of 43 countries
All-time high
93.2 kilowatt-hours
in 2006
All-time low
68.8 kilowatt-hours
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2020, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Finland stood at 79.5 kilowatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Finland peaked at 93.2 kilowatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 68.8 kilowatt-hours, in 1995.
Finland ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Finland, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 68.8 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 75.1 kilowatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 79.6 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 74.4 kilowatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 76.8 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 82.3 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 82.9 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.3 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 92 kilowatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 84.9 kilowatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 88.8 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 93.2 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 86.7 kilowatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 85.6 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 84.7 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.8 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 84.2 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 78.3 kilowatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 79.9 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 79.8 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.7 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 72.5 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 72.5 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.1 kilowatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 77.2 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 79.5 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 79.5 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.8 kilowatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Finland's 79.5 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.35 kilowatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.94 kilowatt-hours | 68.8 kilowatt-hours | 79.6 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.24 kilowatt-hours | 81.3 kilowatt-hours | 93.2 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8 kilowatt-hours | 72.5 kilowatt-hours | 84.2 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5 kilowatt-hours | 79.5 kilowatt-hours | 79.5 kilowatt-hours | 1 |
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 production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Finland?
- Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Finland was 79.5 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8 kilowatt-hours in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Finland ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.