Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Russia
Russia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 64.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Russia recorded 64.3% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russia peaked at 73.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 106th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Russia, 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% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 64.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Russia's 64.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 2.0× 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 | 62.2% | 59.9% | 64.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More energy & mining data for Russia
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2021)
- Gas production 6,094 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 42,319 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 6,094 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 42,319 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Russia was 64.3% in 2024, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Russia ranks 106th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.