Slovakia vs USSR: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Slovakia
32.5%
in 2025
USSR
3.0%
in 1984
Slovakia rank
3rd
USSR rank
25th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Slovakia
- USSR
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 32.5% against 3.0% in USSR, a difference of 29.5%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 10.9 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
Slovakia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 25th of 216 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | USSR |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 2.3% | 5.8% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Slovakia or USSR?
- Slovakia, at 32.5% against 3.0% in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Slovakia and USSR?
- 29.5%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Slovakia and USSR rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Slovakia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 25th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.