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 224 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 | 26.8% | 24.0% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 28.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 33.6% | 43.2% | 6 |
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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 224 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