Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Russia
Russia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was -0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Russia, 1986–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded -0.6% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 129.4% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Russia peaked at 4.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -9.2%, in 1994.
Russia ranks 169th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.7% | — |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +98.1% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -46.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -78.0% |
| 1990 | -2.0% | -585.4% |
| 1991 | -1.4% | -27.7% |
| 1992 | -4.0% | +176.9% |
| 1993 | -7.0% | +77.9% |
| 1994 | -9.2% | +30.2% |
| 1995 | -5.6% | -39.0% |
| 1996 | -3.3% | -40.8% |
| 1997 | -5.7% | +73.1% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -95.8% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -650.6% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +815768.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -81.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -92.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +12827.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -88.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +56.4% |
| 2009 | -5.3% | -713.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -182.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -81.3% |
| 2013 | -1.6% | -326.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -139.5% |
| 2015 | -1.4% | -321.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -226.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -57.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +404.5% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | -120.7% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | +410.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -183.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -64.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +42.8% |
| 2025 | -0.6% | -129.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Russia's -0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +815768.8% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| 2006 | +12827.0% | 0.0% | 4.7% |
| 1999 | +650.6% | -0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2009 | -713.0% | 0.9% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | -3.7% | -9.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -5.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -1.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -3.9% | 4.0% | 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 annual percentage change in primary energy use in Russia?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Russia was -0.6% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.2% in 1994.
- How does Russia rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Russia ranks 169th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.