Renewable energy consumption in Estonia
Estonia: Renewable energy consumption was 38.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Estonia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 38.0% for renewable energy consumption in 2021.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Estonia peaked at 40.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1990.
That places Estonia 64th out of 212 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 energy consumption in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +63.9% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +68.2% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +61.3% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 3.5% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.0% | 40.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Estonia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Estonia was 38.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Estonia ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.