Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland
Finland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 79.29 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Finland recorded 79.29 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland peaked at 79.29 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.24 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Finland ranks 22nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.68 terawatt-hours | 35.24 terawatt-hours | 46.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.82 terawatt-hours | 41.79 terawatt-hours | 50.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7 terawatt-hours | 46.98 terawatt-hours | 55.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.94 terawatt-hours | 59.22 terawatt-hours | 79.29 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Finland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 5.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 4.21 million (2025)
- Urban population 74.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.32 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.3 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland was 79.29 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.29 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.24 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.