Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Estonia

Oil share of electricity in Estonia in 2024 — 0.31%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.92 pp.

2024 0.31% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 15of 41
Period maximum 4.82%1993
Period minimum 0.28%2007

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Estonia, 1990–2024024619901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 3.23%1991: 3.52%1992: 3.66%1993: 4.82%1994: 1.6%1995: 1.29%1996: 1.36%1997: 2.25%1998: 3.45%1999: 3.71%2000: 0.66%2001: 0.47%2002: 0.32%2003: 0.39%2004: 0.41%2005: 0.31%2006: 0.31%2007: 0.28%2008: 0.35%2009: 0.51%2010: 0.32%2011: 0.33%2012: 0.48%2013: 0.99%2014: 0.35%2015: 0.56%2016: 2.1%2017: 0.91%2018: 0.67%2019: 0.37%2020: 0.35%2021: 0.5%2022: 0.38%2023: 0.31%2024: 0.31%
Change over the period: −2.92 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Estonia 0.31%
World 1.34%
Northern Europe computed 0.41%
Oil share of electricity — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.31 −0 pp
2023 0.31 −0.07 pp
2022 0.38 −0.12 pp
2021 0.5 +0.15 pp
2020 0.35 −0.02 pp
2019 0.37 −0.3 pp
2018 0.67 −0.24 pp
2017 0.91 −1.18 pp
2016 2.1 +1.53 pp
2015 0.56 +0.22 pp
2014 0.35 −0.65 pp
2013 0.99 +0.51 pp
2012 0.48 +0.15 pp
2011 0.33 +0.02 pp
2010 0.32 −0.2 pp
2009 0.51 +0.16 pp
2008 0.35 +0.07 pp
2007 0.28 −0.03 pp
2006 0.31 −0.01 pp
2005 0.31 −0.09 pp
2004 0.41 +0.01 pp
2003 0.39 +0.08 pp
2002 0.32 −0.15 pp
2001 0.47 −0.19 pp
2000 0.66 −3.05 pp
1999 3.71 +0.26 pp
1998 3.45 +1.2 pp
1997 2.25 +0.89 pp
1996 1.36 +0.07 pp
1995 1.29 −0.32 pp
1994 1.6 −3.21 pp
1993 4.82 +1.16 pp
1992 3.66 +0.13 pp
1991 3.52 +0.29 pp
1990 3.23

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

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