Share of electricity production by source in Estonia
Estonia: Share of electricity production by source was 49.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 49.6% for share of electricity production by source in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.9% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Estonia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2023.
That places Estonia 129th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -25.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 49.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 80% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 49.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -29.8% | 71.0% | 49.9% |
| 2023 | -25.9% | 67.0% | 49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 93.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 71.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 49.6% | 67.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More energy & mining data for Estonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -5.58 % 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 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 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Estonia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Estonia was 49.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Estonia ranks 129th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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