OECD (EI) vs Russia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels

OECD (EI)
5,575 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
767.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Russia rank
4th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • Russia
02.0k4.0k6.0k198520052025

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 5,575 terawatt-hours against 767.16 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 4,808 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 7.3 times Russia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

OECD (EI) ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 2 groups.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD (EI) Russia Difference Ahead
1980s 4,180 terawatt-hours 749.01 terawatt-hours 3,431 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 5,112 terawatt-hours 640.31 terawatt-hours 4,472 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 6,452 terawatt-hours 631.25 terawatt-hours 5,821 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 6,457 terawatt-hours 709.99 terawatt-hours 5,747 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 5,681 terawatt-hours 733.25 terawatt-hours 4,948 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, OECD (EI) or Russia?
OECD (EI), at 5,575 terawatt-hours against 767.16 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between OECD (EI) and Russia?
4,808 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (EI) and Russia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do OECD (EI) and Russia rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
OECD (EI) ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
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