Estonia has 2,222 islands, of which 22 are permanently inhabited. Saaremaa (2,673 km²) and Hiiumaa (989 km²) are the largest islands. However, most Estonian islands are below 100 km². Of Estonia's total population, 3% lives on the islands, which corresponds to 44,100 people. Whereas Estonia is a unitary state, some islands are separate municipalities and will, as such, have the same municipal autonomy as mainland municipalities. Saaremaa and Hiiumaa are regional authorities (counties).
Clean energy national targets
The Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for Estonia for 2021-2030 aims to increase its RES-E consumption from 19% in 2020 to 40% in 2030. In the heating sector, the target is to increase the share of RES-H from 55% in 2020 to 63% of total consumption by 2030. The Estonian target for 2030 is to reach a 14% share of renewables in the final share of transport sector consumption.
Factsheet
Country study
Estonia has recently implemented national measures to facilitate the energy transition on the Estonian islands. However, several major challenges remain. Based on an inventory of the current...
Country booklet
Estonia has recently implemented national measures to facilitate the energy transition on the Estonian islands. However, several major challenges remain. Based on an inventory of the current...