Russia vs United States: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Russia
4,800 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
9,134 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9,134 terawatt-hours against 4,800 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 4,334 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Russia's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 220 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,815 terawatt-hours | 4,747 terawatt-hours | 932.17 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 3,856 terawatt-hours | 5,751 terawatt-hours | 1,894 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 3,968 terawatt-hours | 6,108 terawatt-hours | 2,141 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 4,294 terawatt-hours | 7,329 terawatt-hours | 3,035 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 4,538 terawatt-hours | 8,759 terawatt-hours | 4,221 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 9,134 terawatt-hours against 4,800 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Russia and United States?
- 4,334 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.