Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Russia
Russia: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Russia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Russia recorded 0.8% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Russia peaked at 11.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
That places Russia 147th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.9% | — |
| 1991 | 11.6% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -44.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +189.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -68.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 64% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +189.2% | 0.9% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 4.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 144 South Korea 0.9% compare
- 145 Canada 0.8% compare
- 146 Mozambique 0.8% compare
- 148 Myanmar 0.8% compare
- 149 United States 0.7% compare
- 150 Malaysia 0.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Russia
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Russia?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Russia was 0.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Russia ranks 147th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.