Estonia Energy Information
Estonia Key Figures
GDP growth rate: 5.00 %/year
Energy independence: 100%
Data of the last year available: 2019
CO2 Emissions: 9.65 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses: 5.72%
* at purchasing power parity
View all macro and energy indicators in the Estonia energy report
Estonia Related News
View all news, archive your new and create your own daily newsletters only on your topics/countries of interest with Key Energy Intelligence
Estonia Related Research
Benefit from up to 2 000 up-to-date data series for 186 countries in Global Energy & CO2 data
A data overview is available in the global energy statistics app
Total Energy Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita is about 3.6 toe/cap (2019), i.e. 16% above the EU average. This is mainly due to the high share of oil shale, since it requires a significant amount of energy to be processed: in 2019, the fall in oil shale-fired power generation resulted in a 24% fall in the energy consumption per capita. Electricity consumption is in line with the EU average (5 900 kWh, +6%).
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Interactive Chart Estonia Total Energy Consumption
Benefit from up to 2 000 up-to-date data series for 186 countries in Global Energy & CO2 data
View the detailed fondamentals of the market at country level (graphs, tables, analysis) in the Estonia energy report
Crude Oil Production
All of the country's oil product consumption is imported (1.3 Mt in 2019). Gasoline imports remained stable at 403 kt in 2019, while diesel imports dipped by 8% to 814 kt. Oil products used to come mainly from Russia, which is no longer the case (43% of the imports in 2019). Besides Russia, imports came from Lithuania (31%) and Finland (10%) in 2019.
Interactive Chart Estonia Crude Oil Production
Benefit from up to 2 000 up-to-date data series for 186 countries in Global Energy & CO2 data
Additionally, for more detailed information on refineries, you can request a sample of our EMEA Refineries Dataset
Oil Products Consumption
Oil product consumption has remained stable at around 1 Mtoe since 2010. It rose very rapidly between 2000 and 2007 (3.3%/year).
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Transport absorbs nearly 73% of the consumption, followed by the residential and services sector (12%) and industry (12%) (2019).
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2019, %)
Interactive Chart Estonia Refined Oil Products Production
Benefit from up to 2 000 up-to-date data series for 186 countries in Global Energy & CO2 data
Additionally, for more detailed information on refineries, you can request a sample of our EMEA Refineries Dataset
Natural Gas Consumption
Gas consumption has remained stable since 2015 at around 0.5 bcm. It halved between 2008 and 2015, because of the economic crisis (-32% in 2009 alone), the progressive conversion of heat producers to other fuels (especially biomass), and the closure of a large fertiliser plant in 2014.
District heating is the main natural gas consumer (34% of consumption in 2019). Nearly 1/3 of the gas (36% in 2019) is consumed by the residential-tertiary-agriculture sector (including 19% for services and 15% households) and 26% by industry.
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
Interactive Chart Estonia Natural Gas Domestic Consumption
Benefit from up to 2 000 up-to-date data series for 186 countries in Global Energy & CO2 data
Additionally, for more detailed information on the LNG trade, you can request a sample of our EMEA LNG Trade Dataset
Coal Consumption
Oil shale consumption, which grew by 3.1%/year (+54%) between 2000 and 2014 when it reached 21 Mt, has ranged between 18 Mt and 22 Mt since then. Consumption fell by 27% in 2019 to 15.9 Mt (reduced consumption in the power sector).
In 2019, 38% of oil shale was consumed by power plants and 59% by district heating plants and liquefaction plants (to produce shale oil)
Graph: OIL SHALE CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: OIL SHALE CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2019, %)
Interactive Chart Estonia Coal and Lignite Domestic Consumption
Benefit from up to 2 000 up-to-date data series for 186 countries in Global Energy & CO2 data
View the detailed consumption trends at country level (graphs, tables, analysis) in the Estonia energy report
Power Consumption
Electricity consumption has been rather stable at around 8 TWh since 2016, declining by 2.7% to 7.8 TWh in 2019. It increased rapidly (+4.1%/year) between 2000 and 2007, but grew at a much slower pace thereafter (+1.4%/year, on average, between 2009 and 2016).
Services account for 38% of power consumption, followed by households (27%) and industry (27%) (2019).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2019,%)
Renewable in % Electricity Production
The target of the EU Directive on renewables of 25% renewables in final consumption in 2020 was reached in 2011 (32% in 2019). The target of 10% in transport was however not reached (5.2% in 2019).
The NECP set a target of at least 42% of renewable energy in total final consumption by 2030, including 4.3 TWh of renewable electricity (up from 1.8 TWh in 2018), 11 TWh of renewable heat, and 0.7 TWh for transport.
Interactive Chart Estonia Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
Benefit from up to 2 000 up-to-date data series for 186 countries in Global Energy & CO2 data
Learn more about renewables in the European Renewable Energy Report
CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
Between 2010 and 2018, GHG emissions have fluctuated from 16 to nearly 20 MtCO2-eq. In 2019, they have dropped by 28% to 14 MtCO2-eq.
In its NECP Estonia aims to reduce GHG emissions by at least 70% by 2030 compared to the 1990 level, and by more than 80% by 2050. To reach this goal, the country must reduce emissions from power generation from oil shale, both by limiting the share of oil shale in the power mix (from nearly 90% in 2013 to less than 70% by 2019), by investing in new purification equipment and by rising the share of renewables in the power mix.
Shopping cart
Secured payment by 
