Share of primary energy from solar in Finland
Finland: Share of primary energy from solar was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from solar 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 solar in Finland is 0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 8,871.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from solar in Finland peaked at 0.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Finland ranks 60th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from solar in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +49.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +91.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +126.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +81.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +64.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +60.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +76.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +32.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 19% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +126.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 57 Malaysia 0.5% compare
- 58 Slovakia 0.5% compare
- 59 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
- 62 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
- 63 Canada 0.3% 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 primary energy from solar in Finland?
- Share of primary energy from solar in Finland was 0.3% 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 solar recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from solar recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Finland rank for share of primary energy from solar?
- Finland ranks 60th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from solar rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,871.4%. 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 solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.