Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Ukraine
Ukraine: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was 4.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Ukraine, 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
In 2025, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Ukraine stood at 4.8%.
The figure is up 679.9% on the previous year and up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Ukraine peaked at 17.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -32.8%, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.4% | — |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +507.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -96.2% |
| 1989 | -4.2% | -5029.8% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -500.8% |
| 1991 | -6.4% | -137.3% |
| 1992 | -15.3% | +140.7% |
| 1993 | -12.6% | -17.8% |
| 1994 | -14.7% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | -2.2% | -85.0% |
| 1996 | -6.6% | +198.7% |
| 1997 | -3.7% | -43.9% |
| 1998 | -4.3% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | -1.4% | -67.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -154.8% |
| 2001 | -1.4% | -289.7% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -86.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -1484.5% |
| 2004 | -0.5% | -117.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -370.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -95.6% |
| 2008 | -3.5% | -6455.7% |
| 2009 | -14.8% | +320.2% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -149.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -49.0% |
| 2012 | -2.0% | -154.3% |
| 2013 | -5.6% | +174.9% |
| 2014 | -10.8% | +93.7% |
| 2015 | -16.2% | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -123.6% |
| 2017 | -7.0% | -284.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -143.0% |
| 2019 | -4.5% | -249.5% |
| 2020 | -3.1% | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -194.5% |
| 2022 | -32.8% | -1230.4% |
| 2023 | -4.3% | -86.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -114.2% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +679.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 4.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 4.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 13.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -6455.7% | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | -5029.8% | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | +1484.5% | -0.2% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4% | -4.2% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | -5.0% | -15.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.4% | -14.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.8% | -16.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.3% | -32.8% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More energy & mining data for Ukraine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 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 12.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Ukraine?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Ukraine was 4.8% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.8% in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Ukraine ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.