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.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.8% | — |
| 1991 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.1% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 63.6% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 96.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.0%, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Finland's 96.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.9%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 146.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 626.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,457 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 87.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.01 kt (2050)
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.