Russia vs United States: Primary energy use
Russia
8,664 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
26,064 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy use over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 26,064 terawatt-hours against 8,664 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 17,400 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 3.0 times Russia's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 219 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 | 9,666 terawatt-hours | 20,880 terawatt-hours | 11,214 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 7,981 terawatt-hours | 23,807 terawatt-hours | 15,826 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 7,273 terawatt-hours | 26,218 terawatt-hours | 18,946 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 7,891 terawatt-hours | 25,516 terawatt-hours | 17,625 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 8,379 terawatt-hours | 25,287 terawatt-hours | 16,908 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 26,064 terawatt-hours against 8,664 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Russia and United States?
- 17,400 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 primary energy use?
- Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.