Renewable energy consumption in Finland
Finland: Renewable energy consumption was 43.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Finland stood at 43.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Finland peaked at 43.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 58th of 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Finland, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -3.4% |
| 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 | 31.7% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +4.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 43.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 5.0× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Finland's 43.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 24.0% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 28.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 33.6% | 43.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Finland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Finland was 43.2% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Finland ranks 58th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 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