Russia vs Ukraine: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Russia
-0.0658 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
-0.0236 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
76th
Ukraine rank
74th
Annual change in primary energy from solar 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 76th and Ukraine ranks 74th of 77 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 annual change in primary energy from solar, Russia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at -0.0236 terawatt-hours against -0.0658 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar 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 annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Russia ranks 76th and Ukraine ranks 74th of 77 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 solar. 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.