Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 62.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russian Federation, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 62.2% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russian Federation peaked at 73.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2020.
Russian Federation ranks 113th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.7% | — |
| 1991 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 70.9% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 62.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 62.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 66.3% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.6% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.4% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 59.9% | 62.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 110 Ghana 63.9% compare
- 111 Serbia 63.9% compare
- 112 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 63.4% compare
- 114 Faroe Islands 61.9% compare
- 115 Korea 61.2% compare
- 116 Papua New Guinea 60.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Russian Federation
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russian Federation?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russian Federation was 62.2% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2020.
- How does Russian Federation rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Russian Federation ranks 113th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.