Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland
Finland: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 96.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland stood at 96.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland peaked at 96.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2003.
Finland ranks 18th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.3% | 53.7% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 49.6% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 58.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 85.5% | 96.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland was 96.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.