Russia vs Ukraine: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Russia
-0.0658 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
-0.0236 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
79th
Ukraine rank
76th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Russia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports -0.0236 terawatt-hours against -0.0658 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 0.0422 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ukraine ahead.
Russia ranks 79th and Ukraine ranks 76th of 80 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.0985 terawatt-hours | 0.2933 terawatt-hours | 0.1948 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.3121 terawatt-hours | 0.5164 terawatt-hours | 0.2043 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Russia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at -0.0236 terawatt-hours against -0.0658 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Russia and Ukraine?
- 0.0422 terawatt-hours, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Russia ranks 79th and Ukraine ranks 76th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.