Renewable energy share in Estonia

Renewable sources provided 38.0% of final energy consumption in Estonia in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Estonia, 2021 38.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −2.4percentage points 2020: 40.4%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Estonia (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 64th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Estonia over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period EstoniaEuropean Union
2021 38.0% –
2020 40.4% 21.1%
2019 31.3% 19.3%
2018 28.6% 18.7%
2017 27.5% 17.7%
2016 27.2% 17.5%
2015 28.2% 17.6%
2014 25.3% 17.4%
2013 24.5% 16.8%
2012 25.0% 16.1%
2011 25.2% 14.6%
2010 25.3% 14.5%
2009 24.2% 13.6%
2008 20.5% 12.5%
2007 18.6% 11.8%
2006 17.2% 10.7%
2005 18.9% 10.0%
2004 20.0% 9.5%
2003 19.9% 9.2%
2002 19.3% 8.9%
2001 18.9% 9.0%
2000 19.8% 9.0%
1999 20.0% 8.6%
1998 17.9% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 40.4% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 25.2%, the figure has changed by +12.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Estonia has the 64th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Estonia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7