Total electricity output in Russia
Russia: Total electricity output was 1.07 million GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Russia, 1990–2015
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants