Energy

For warm homes, street lighting or to drive cars we need energy, which can be obtained from renewable and non-renewable sources. Energy is an area of the national economy, research and technology, covering energy production, conversion, transfer and use. Energy statistics give an overview of the production and consumption of energy by month and year as well as information about the prices of electricity, natural gas and fuels.

To produce energy statistics, Statistics Estonia collects the following data:

  • production volumes by type of energy;
  • energy consumption volumes of household and industrial clients;
  • stocks of energy products, imports and exports.

In Estonia, a large share of energy is still produced from non-renewable resources such as oil shale. At the same time, renewable energy is receiving more attention in the world and in Estonia – it is necessary to make sure that natural resources are preserved for future generations as well. A gradual transition to renewable energy is important for economic progress in the future. Statistics Estonia publishes annual energy efficiency indicators, which allow assessments of the share of renewable energy and energy savings.

Production of electricity 414.9 GWh
10.4%
AUGUST 2024
Energy dependency rate 6.2 %
2022
Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption 38.5 %
2022
Electricity generated from renewable energy sources 29.1 %
2022
Production of primary energy 196,451 TJ
6.5%
Actual final consumption 114,447 TJ
-2.0%
Energy efficiency indicators | 2014–2022
Electricity generated from renewable energy sources | 2015–2023
Change in electricity production (same month of previous year = 100) | September 2004 – August 2024
Average cost of fuels and energy consumed by enterprises | 2018 – 2023
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Hard coal, t 84.13 75.83 83.90 101.16 208.09 275.83
Oil shale, t 13.01 14.26 14.53 17.02 24.85 23.52
Sod peat, t 41.93 40.78 54.23 43.93 49.90 43.09
Peat briquettes, t .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fuelwood, m³ solid volume 37.76 41.96 38.25 40.53 56.42 65.50
Wood chips, m³ 11.31 13.47 12.34 11.63 22.61 21.96
Wood waste, m³ 11.95 9.25 11.42 8.93 9.10 21.49
Natural gas (excluding compressed and liquefied natural gas), thousand m³ 325.45 328.09 262.42 422.69 867.67 790.47
Fuel oil, t 467.62 477.19 358.51 512.71 723.80 554.51
Shale oil (heavy fraction), t 381.70 381.20 326.49 467.36 684.24 520.60
Light fuel oil, t 586.91 572.97 425.02 495.92 655.47 814.47
Diesel, t 1,051.39 1,074.62 950.52 1,062.79 1,575.37 1,368.95
Motor gasoline, t 1,278.40 1,295.21 1,318.35 1,402.62 2,041.57 1,895.31
Electricity, MWh 76.69 77.12 75.83 91.01 174.15 158.73
Heat, MWh 65.01 64.26 57.72 60.73 82.19 78.27