Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Finland
Finland: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 50.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Finland, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 50.8% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Finland peaked at 50.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 48th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +2.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 50.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 4.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Finland's 50.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 24.0% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 33.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 47.5% | 50.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Finland?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Finland was 50.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Finland ranks 48th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).