Renewable electricity output in Finland
Finland: Renewable electricity output was 52.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Finland, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Finland recorded 52.9% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Finland peaked at 52.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2003.
That places Finland 63rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.5% | — |
| 1991 | 31.4% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 34.8% | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 25.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 22.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 30.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.9% | 52.9% | 2 |
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- 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)
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- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Finland?
- Renewable electricity output in Finland was 52.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for renewable electricity output?
- Finland ranks 63rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.