Coal production in Russia
Russia: Coal production was 2,545 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,545 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,593 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
1,266 terawatt-hours
in 1998
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Coal production in Russia, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, coal production in Russia stood at 2,545 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Russia peaked at 2,593 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,266 terawatt-hours, in 1998.
Russia ranks 7th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Coal production in Russia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,161 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 2,235 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2,253 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2,325 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2,237 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 2,158 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1,985 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 1,903 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1,716 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 1,527 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 1,450 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 1,405 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,349 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,266 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 1,370 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 1,413 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1,494 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1,425 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1,541 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 1,595 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,577 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,640 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,669 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,732 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,649 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1,755 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1,833 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,957 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2,013 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,054 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,167 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 2,256 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2,393 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 2,563 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 2,564 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,336 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 2,564 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 2,593 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,554 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2,533 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,545 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,242 terawatt-hours | 2,161 terawatt-hours | 2,325 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,613 terawatt-hours | 1,266 terawatt-hours | 2,158 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,573 terawatt-hours | 1,413 terawatt-hours | 1,732 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,156 terawatt-hours | 1,755 terawatt-hours | 2,564 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,521 terawatt-hours | 2,336 terawatt-hours | 2,593 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 4 USSR 4,014 terawatt-hours
- 5 United States 3,067 terawatt-hours compare
- 6 Australia 3,024 terawatt-hours compare
- 8 South Africa 1,552 terawatt-hours compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 568.47 terawatt-hours compare
- 10 Mongolia 558.49 terawatt-hours compare
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 coal production in Russia?
- Coal production in Russia was 2,545 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,593 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,266 terawatt-hours in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for coal production?
- Russia ranks 7th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.