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 324.1 GWh
-21.9%
AUGUST 2025
Energy dependency rate 3.5 %
2023
Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption 41.0 %
2023
Electricity generated from renewable energy sources 31.9 %
2023
Production of primary energy 192,616 TJ
-2.0%
Actual final consumption 107,405 TJ
-5.7%
Energy efficiency indicators | 2015–2023
Electricity generated from renewable energy sources | 2016–2024
Change in electricity production (same month of previous year = 100) | September 2005 – August 2025
Average cost of fuels and energy consumed by enterprises | 2019 – 2024
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Hard coal, t 75.83 83.90 101.16 208.09 275.83 463.46
Oil shale, t 14.26 14.53 17.02 24.85 23.52 21.43
Sod peat, t 40.78 54.23 43.93 49.90 43.09 53.97
Peat briquettes, t .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fuelwood, m³ solid volume 41.96 38.25 40.53 56.42 65.50 87.79
Wood chips, m³ 13.47 12.34 11.63 22.61 21.96 17.76
Wood waste, m³ 9.25 11.42 8.93 9.10 21.49 15.09
Natural gas (excluding compressed and liquefied natural gas), thousand m³ 328.09 262.42 422.69 867.67 790.47 608.44
Fuel oil, t 477.19 358.51 512.71 723.80 554.51 670.11
Shale oil (heavy fraction), t 381.20 326.49 467.36 684.24 520.60 593.47
Light fuel oil, t 572.97 425.02 495.92 655.47 814.47 838.30
Diesel, t 1,074.62 950.52 1,062.79 1,575.37 1,368.95 1,292.88
Motor gasoline, t 1,295.21 1,318.35 1,402.62 2,041.57 1,895.31 1,845.88
Electricity, MWh 77.12 75.83 91.01 174.15 158.73 145.75
Heat, MWh 64.26 57.72 60.73 82.19 78.27 75.94

News

In August, industrial production grew by 1%

According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2025, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 1% at constant prices compared with August last year. Among the three main sectors, output increased by 2.5% in manufacturing and by 0.7% in mining but decreased by 20.7% in energy production.

Read more 6. October 2025