Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Finland
Finland: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 213 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2019
All-time low
8.5%
in 1996
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.5% | — |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 12.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 10.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Finland's 12.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 6.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- 11 Martinique 15.9% compare
- 12 Guadeloupe 15.6% compare
- 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
- 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 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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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.