Russian Federation vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
Russian Federation
8.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
9.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russian Federation rank
6th
United States rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Russian Federation
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9.3 terawatt-hours against 8.82 terawatt-hours in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United States ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.05 terawatt-hours | 116.16 terawatt-hours | 88.11 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | -4.38 terawatt-hours | 63.44 terawatt-hours | 67.83 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 12.64 terawatt-hours | 22.52 terawatt-hours | 9.88 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 10.39 terawatt-hours | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 4.87 terawatt-hours | -13.09 terawatt-hours | 17.96 terawatt-hours | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, Russian Federation or United States?
- United States, at 9.3 terawatt-hours against 8.82 terawatt-hours in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between Russian Federation and United States?
- 0.48 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Russian Federation and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Russian Federation ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.