Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Estonia
Estonia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 40.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Estonia stood at 40.1%.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Estonia peaked at 40.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1990.
That places Estonia 56th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +63.8% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +67.3% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +60.9% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +8.5% |
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% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 37.0% | 40.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Estonia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Estonia was 40.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Estonia ranks 56th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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