Share of primary energy from renewables in Finland
Finland: Share of primary energy from renewables was 25.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables in Finland, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from renewables in Finland is 25.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Finland peaked at 25.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1980.
Finland ranks 7th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.6% | — |
| 1966 | 9.3% | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 8.1% | -19.6% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | -26.9% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 6.4% | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | -29.2% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | +23.6% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +35.1% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +87.8% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +1.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 25.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Finland's 25.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.1%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +87.8% | 4.6% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 5.9% | 10.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 13.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 22.2% | 25.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- 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 share of primary energy from renewables in Finland?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Finland was 25.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Finland ranks 7th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.