Electricity production from coal sources in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Electricity production from coal sources was 18.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Russian Federation, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Russian Federation is 18.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Russian Federation peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1991.
That places Russian Federation 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.5% | — |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 14.5% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.2% | 18.1% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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 electricity production from coal sources in Russian Federation?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Russian Federation was 18.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1991.
- How does Russian Federation rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Russian Federation ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.