Russian Federation vs Ukraine: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Russian Federation
1.3%
in 2025
Ukraine
2.1%
in 2025
Russian Federation rank
13th
Ukraine rank
12th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 2.1% against 1.3% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.5 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 13th and Ukraine ranks 12th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | -0.6% | 1.0% | 1.7% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -5.9% | 6.7% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Russian Federation or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 2.1% against 1.3% in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Russian Federation and Ukraine?
- 0.8%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Russian Federation and Ukraine rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Russian Federation ranks 13th and Ukraine ranks 12th of 36 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.