Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas in USSR
USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas was 9.1% in 1984. ▼ Falling
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas in USSR, 1966–1984
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
USSR recorded 9.1% for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas in 1984.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from gas in USSR peaked at 11.6% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 5.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 3.1% | 9.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from gas in USSR?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas in USSR was 9.1% in 1984, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from gas recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1966.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from gas recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1980.
- How does USSR rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 1984.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from gas rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.