Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Finland
Finland: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 12.6% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Finland peaked at 19.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1996.
Finland ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.6% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 12.6% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 13 United Kingdom 14.1% compare
- 15 El Salvador 12.1% compare
- 16 Fiji 10.4% compare
- 17 Germany 10.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.0% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.7% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 51.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Finland?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Finland was 12.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1996.
- How does Finland rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Finland ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.