Total electricity output in Russia

Russia: Total electricity output was 1.07 million GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.07 million GWh
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 228 countries
All-time high
1.08 million GWh
in 1990
All-time low
826,189 GWh
in 1998
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Russia, 1990–2015

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200220151990: 1.1M GWh1991: 1.1M GWh1992: 1.0M GWh1993: 955.7k GWh1994: 874.9k GWh1995: 859.0k GWh1996: 846.2k GWh1997: 833.2k GWh1998: 826.2k GWh1999: 845.3k GWh2000: 876.5k GWh2001: 889.3k GWh2002: 889.3k GWh2003: 914.3k GWh2004: 929.9k GWh2005: 951.2k GWh2006: 993.9k GWh2007: 1.0M GWh2008: 1.0M GWh2009: 990.0k GWh2010: 1.0M GWh2011: 1.1M GWh2012: 1.1M GWh2013: 1.1M GWh2014: 1.1M GWh2015: 1.1M GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total electricity output in Russia is 1.07 million GWh, measured in 2015.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Russia peaked at 1.08 million GWh in 1990 and was at its lowest, 826,189 GWh, in 1998.

Russia ranks 4th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 919,924 GWh 826,189 GWh 1.08 million GWh 10
2000s 948,624 GWh 876,468 GWh 1.04 million GWh 10
2010s 1.06 million GWh 1.04 million GWh 1.07 million GWh 6

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 1 China 5.84 million GWh compare
  2. 2 United States 4.30 million GWh compare
  3. 3 India 1.38 million GWh compare
  4. 5 Japan 1.04 million GWh compare
  5. 6 Canada 670,740 GWh compare
  6. 7 Germany 640,967 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Russia?
Total electricity output in Russia was 1.07 million GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 million GWh in 1990.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 826,189 GWh in 1998.
How does Russia rank for total electricity output?
Russia ranks 4th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,885 data points, 1990–2015
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants