Renewable energy consumption in Finland
Finland: Renewable energy consumption was 50.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Finland, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Finland is 50.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Finland peaked at 50.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 48th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 24.0% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 28.4% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 33.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.3% | 50.2% | 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Finland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Finland was 50.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Finland ranks 48th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.