Renewable energy share in Finland
Renewable sources provided 50.2% of final energy consumption in Finland in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Finland, 2021
50.2%
Change from 2020
+2.9percentage points
European Union, 2020
21.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
20.4%
Position in 2021
49th of 212
Renewable energy share in Finland 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.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.2% | – |
| 2020 | 47.3% | 21.1% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | 17.7% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | 14.5% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | 10.0% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | 9.2% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | 9.0% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | 8.6% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.9 percentage points from 47.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 35.1%, the figure has changed by +15.1 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Finland has the 49th highest value.
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Energy import dependency
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Primary energy consumption
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