Electricity production from natural gas sources in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 44.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Russian Federation, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 44.0% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Russian Federation peaked at 50.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1995.
Russian Federation ranks 45th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.3% | — |
| 1991 | 47.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 41.8% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 41.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 42.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 45.9% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.0% | 44.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Russian Federation?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Russian Federation was 44.0% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1995.
- How does Russian Federation rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Russian Federation ranks 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.