Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Finland

Oil share of electricity in Finland in 2024 — 0.29%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.8 pp.

2024 0.29% +0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 13of 41
Period maximum 3.09%1990
Period minimum 0.24%2021

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Finland, 1990–20240123419901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 3.09%1991: 1.84%1992: 2.41%1993: 2.3%1994: 2.61%1995: 2.26%1996: 1.91%1997: 1.99%1998: 1.7%1999: 1.34%2000: 0.84%2001: 0.89%2002: 1.19%2003: 1.15%2004: 0.72%2005: 0.71%2006: 0.58%2007: 0.58%2008: 0.84%2009: 0.74%2010: 0.6%2011: 0.57%2012: 0.44%2013: 0.33%2014: 0.35%2015: 0.31%2016: 0.29%2017: 0.27%2018: 0.38%2019: 0.45%2020: 0.29%2021: 0.24%2022: 0.34%2023: 0.28%2024: 0.29%
Change over the period: −2.8 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Finland 0.29%
World 1.34%
Northern Europe computed 0.41%
Oil share of electricity — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.29 +0.01 pp
2023 0.28 −0.07 pp
2022 0.34 +0.11 pp
2021 0.24 −0.05 pp
2020 0.29 −0.16 pp
2019 0.45 +0.07 pp
2018 0.38 +0.1 pp
2017 0.27 −0.02 pp
2016 0.29 −0.02 pp
2015 0.31 −0.04 pp
2014 0.35 +0.02 pp
2013 0.33 −0.11 pp
2012 0.44 −0.12 pp
2011 0.57 −0.03 pp
2010 0.6 −0.14 pp
2009 0.74 −0.1 pp
2008 0.84 +0.27 pp
2007 0.58 −0.01 pp
2006 0.58 −0.12 pp
2005 0.71 −0.01 pp
2004 0.72 −0.43 pp
2003 1.15 −0.04 pp
2002 1.19 +0.3 pp
2001 0.89 +0.05 pp
2000 0.84 −0.5 pp
1999 1.34 −0.36 pp
1998 1.7 −0.29 pp
1997 1.99 +0.09 pp
1996 1.91 −0.35 pp
1995 2.26 −0.35 pp
1994 2.61 +0.31 pp
1993 2.3 −0.11 pp
1992 2.41 +0.57 pp
1991 1.84 −1.24 pp
1990 3.09

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.