Renewable energy consumption in Russia
Russia: Renewable energy consumption was 3.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Russia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Russia stood at 3.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Russia peaked at 4.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2011.
Russia ranks 173rd of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Russia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Russia was 3.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2011.
- How does Russia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Russia ranks 173rd out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption