What households and businesses in Estonia pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.238 per kWh, household electricity in Estonia is the 20th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 12% below the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.089 per kWh, 15th of 25. Filling up costs $2.12 per liter of gasoline ($8.01/gal), the 13th highest of 30 — and roughly 51% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 60% of Estonia's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 319 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.280 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.238), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Estonia makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 319 gCO₂/kWh · 6 TWh · Ember
Oil39.1%
Natural gas1.3%
Hydro0.5%
Wind18.8%
Solar18.5%
Bioenergy21.8%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.