Renewable electricity in Finland
Finland: Renewable electricity was 44.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Finland, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in Finland is 44.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Finland peaked at 44.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2003.
Finland ranks 69th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 25.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 22.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 30.0% | 44.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Finland?
- Renewable electricity in Finland was 44.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for renewable electricity?
- Finland ranks 69th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants