Electricity as a share of primary energy in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 13.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Russian Federation, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity as a share of primary energy in Russian Federation stood at 13.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Russian Federation peaked at 14.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1985.
Russian Federation ranks 64th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 10.4% | — |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 61 Lithuania 14.2% compare
- 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.0% compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 13.9% compare
- 65 Hong Kong 13.7% compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 13.6% compare
- 67 Thailand 13.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Russian Federation
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2021)
- Ores and metals exports 7.4% (2021)
- Gas production 6,094 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Russian Federation?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Russian Federation was 13.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1985.
- How does Russian Federation rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Russian Federation ranks 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.