Share of electricity production by source in Russia
Russia: Share of electricity production by source was 18.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Russia, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 18.4% for share of electricity production by source in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Russia peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1988.
That places Russia 38th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14.4% | — |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 18.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 57.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 14.5% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.1% | 18.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Russia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Russia was 18.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1988.
- How does Russia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Russia ranks 38th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.