OECD (EI) vs Russian Federation: Primary energy from nuclear

OECD (EI)
5,693 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russian Federation
662.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Russian Federation rank
4th

Primary energy from nuclear over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 5,693 terawatt-hours against 662.5 terawatt-hours in Russian Federation, a difference of 5,030 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 8.6 times Russian Federation's.

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

OECD (EI) ranks 1st and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 3 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD (EI) Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1980s 4,491 terawatt-hours 363.87 terawatt-hours 4,127 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 6,036 terawatt-hours 338.66 terawatt-hours 5,698 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 7,002 terawatt-hours 453.62 terawatt-hours 6,549 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 6,139 terawatt-hours 570.59 terawatt-hours 5,568 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 5,638 terawatt-hours 663.5 terawatt-hours 4,975 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, OECD (EI) or Russian Federation?
OECD (EI), at 5,693 terawatt-hours against 662.5 terawatt-hours in Russian Federation as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between OECD (EI) and Russian Federation?
5,030 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (EI) and Russian Federation?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do OECD (EI) and Russian Federation rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
OECD (EI) ranks 1st and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 3 groups.
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 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

Indicator
Primary energy from nuclear
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,754 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.