OECD (EI) vs Russia: Electricity generation

OECD (EI)
11,740 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
1,193 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Russia rank
4th

Electricity generation over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • Russia
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k198520052025

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 11,740 terawatt-hours against 1,193 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 10,547 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 9.8 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 7,006 terawatt-hours 1,031 terawatt-hours 5,976 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 8,633 terawatt-hours 920.6 terawatt-hours 7,713 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 10,511 terawatt-hours 950.65 terawatt-hours 9,560 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 11,117 terawatt-hours 1,076 terawatt-hours 10,040 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 11,357 terawatt-hours 1,165 terawatt-hours 10,192 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation, OECD (EI) or Russia?
OECD (EI), at 11,740 terawatt-hours against 1,193 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation between OECD (EI) and Russia?
10,547 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?
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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
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, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.