Electricity generation from renewables per person in Finland

Finland: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 8,264 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8,264 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 209 countries
All-time high
8,264 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
3,213 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity generation from renewables per person in Finland, 1990–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720251990: 3.2k kilowatt-hours1991: 3.6k kilowatt-hours1992: 4.0k kilowatt-hours1993: 3.8k kilowatt-hours1994: 3.6k kilowatt-hours1995: 3.8k kilowatt-hours1996: 3.5k kilowatt-hours1997: 3.9k kilowatt-hours1998: 4.7k kilowatt-hours1999: 4.1k kilowatt-hours2000: 4.5k kilowatt-hours2001: 4.2k kilowatt-hours2002: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2003: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2004: 4.9k kilowatt-hours2005: 4.5k kilowatt-hours2006: 4.3k kilowatt-hours2007: 4.6k kilowatt-hours2008: 5.2k kilowatt-hours2009: 4.1k kilowatt-hours2010: 4.5k kilowatt-hours2011: 4.5k kilowatt-hours2012: 5.3k kilowatt-hours2013: 4.7k kilowatt-hours2014: 4.8k kilowatt-hours2015: 5.6k kilowatt-hours2016: 5.5k kilowatt-hours2017: 5.7k kilowatt-hours2018: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2019: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2020: 6.5k kilowatt-hours2021: 6.9k kilowatt-hours2022: 6.9k kilowatt-hours2023: 7.6k kilowatt-hours2024: 8.2k kilowatt-hours2025: 8.3k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation from renewables per person in Finland stood at 8,264 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Finland peaked at 8,264 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,213 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.

That places Finland 7th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,830 kilowatt-hours 3,213 kilowatt-hours 4,735 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 4,367 kilowatt-hours 3,656 kilowatt-hours 5,226 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 5,221 kilowatt-hours 4,488 kilowatt-hours 5,827 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 7,392 kilowatt-hours 6,498 kilowatt-hours 8,264 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 4 Sweden 11,404 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 5 Canada 10,390 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 6 Greenland 8,950 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 8 New Zealand 7,306 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 9 Austria 6,716 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 10 Paraguay 6,466 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables per person in Finland?
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Finland was 8,264 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 8,264 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,213 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
How does Finland rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Finland ranks 7th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.