Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels in USSR
USSR: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels was 384.52 terawatt-hours in 1984. ▼ Falling
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels in USSR, 1966–1984
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
USSR recorded 384.52 terawatt-hours for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels in 1984.
That represents a change of up 54.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels in USSR peaked at 529.31 terawatt-hours in 1975 and was at its lowest, 219.28 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 342.4 terawatt-hours | 241 terawatt-hours | 408.05 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 443.83 terawatt-hours | 323.46 terawatt-hours | 529.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 286.71 terawatt-hours | 219.28 terawatt-hours | 384.52 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More energy & mining data for USSR
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person (1984)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5,564 terawatt-hours (1984)
- Gas production 5,564 terawatt-hours (1984)
- Gas production per person 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person (1984)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 13.24 (1991)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita 26.37 (1991)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 60.39 (1991)
- Vegetable oil vs gdp 7.34 (1991)
- Gas reserves 45.31 trillion cubic meters (1991)
- Oil reserves 9.06 billion cubic meters (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels in USSR?
- Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels in USSR was 384.52 terawatt-hours in 1984, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 529.31 terawatt-hours in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 219.28 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does USSR rank for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 1984.
- Is annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.