Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Estonia

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Estonia in 2021 — 39.64%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 39.64 pp.

2021 39.64% −8.74 pp vs 2020
World rank 9of 208
Period maximum 48.38%2020
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Estonia, 1990–202102040601990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0.07%1996: 0.05%1997: 0.09%1998: 0.14%1999: 0.14%2000: 0.16%2001: 0.13%2002: 0.28%2003: 0.35%2004: 0.37%2005: 0.87%2006: 1.19%2007: 1.02%2008: 1.6%2009: 5.81%2010: 7.84%2011: 8.92%2012: 11.99%2013: 9%2014: 10.97%2015: 15.16%2016: 12.76%2017: 13.92%2018: 15.96%2019: 27.89%2020: 48.38%2021: 39.64%
Change over the period: +39.64 pp Annual average: 1.28 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Estonia

Estonia 39.64%
World 12.42%
Northern Europe computed 29.72%
High-income countries computed 14.31%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 39.64 −8.74 pp
2020 48.38 +20.5 pp
2019 27.89 +11.92 pp
2018 15.96 +2.04 pp
2017 13.92 +1.17 pp
2016 12.76 −2.4 pp
2015 15.16 +4.2 pp
2014 10.97 +1.96 pp
2013 9 −2.99 pp
2012 11.99 +3.07 pp
2011 8.92 +1.07 pp
2010 7.84 +2.04 pp
2009 5.81 +4.2 pp
2008 1.6 +0.58 pp
2007 1.02 −0.17 pp
2006 1.19 +0.32 pp
2005 0.87 +0.5 pp
2004 0.37 +0.01 pp
2003 0.35 +0.07 pp
2002 0.28 +0.15 pp
2001 0.13 −0.03 pp
2000 0.16 +0.01 pp
1999 0.14 +0 pp
1998 0.14 +0.05 pp
1997 0.09 +0.03 pp
1996 0.05 −0.01 pp
1995 0.07 +0.07 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 0 +0 pp
1992 0 +0 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0

About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.