Renewable energy consumption in Estonia
Estonia: Renewable energy consumption was 27.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Estonia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Estonia stood at 27.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Estonia peaked at 27.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.
That places Estonia 84th out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +67.5% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +38.5% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +58.6% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +8.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 27.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 3.2× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 27.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +67.5% | 3.5% | 5.9% |
| 1996 | +58.6% | 12.3% | 19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 3.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.5% | 27.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Estonia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Estonia was 27.5% 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 energy consumption recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Estonia ranks 84th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption