Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia
Russia: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source was -0.0658 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia, 1986–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia stood at -0.0658 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 122.8% on the previous year and down 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia peaked at 0.8771 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0658 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Russia 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | +151.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 terawatt-hours | +118.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1492 terawatt-hours | +2164.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1756 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1327 terawatt-hours | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0757 terawatt-hours | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0805 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3606 terawatt-hours | +348.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8771 terawatt-hours | +143.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4499 terawatt-hours | -48.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0866 terawatt-hours | -80.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2362 terawatt-hours | +172.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2888 terawatt-hours | +22.3% |
| 2025 | -0.0658 terawatt-hours | -122.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -0.0658 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 terawatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
- Russia's -0.0658 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5816 terawatt-hours. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2164.6% | 0.0066 terawatt-hours | 0.1492 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0985 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3606 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3121 terawatt-hours | -0.0658 terawatt-hours | 0.8771 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More energy & mining data for Russia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia?
- Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Russia was -0.0658 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-to-year change in primary energy use by source recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8771 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest year-to-year change in primary energy use by source recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0658 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Russia ranks 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is year-to-year change in primary energy use by source rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.