Electricity generation from renewables in Russia
Russia: Electricity generation from renewables was 206.98 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
206.98 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
8th
of 214 countries
All-time high
220.24 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
154.37 terawatt-hours
in 1996
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from renewables in Russia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Russia recorded 206.98 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Russia peaked at 220.24 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 154.37 terawatt-hours, in 1996.
Russia ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from renewables in Russia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 166.91 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 168.16 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 172.66 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 174.35 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 175.99 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 176.31 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 154.37 terawatt-hours | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 157.49 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 158.56 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 160.55 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 164.16 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 174.01 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 162.35 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 156.05 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 176.14 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 173.07 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 173.81 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 177.53 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 165.28 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 174.7 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 167.02 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 163.62 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 163.96 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 181.64 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 174.21 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 168.96 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 185.68 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 186.36 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 192 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 196.22 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 216.25 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 220.24 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 205.11 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 209.1 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 218.86 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 206.98 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 206.98 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.9 terawatt-hours, 30.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Russia's 206.98 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.21 terawatt-hours, 14.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166.53 terawatt-hours | 154.37 terawatt-hours | 176.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 169.71 terawatt-hours | 156.05 terawatt-hours | 177.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 177.97 terawatt-hours | 163.62 terawatt-hours | 196.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 212.76 terawatt-hours | 205.11 terawatt-hours | 220.24 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More energy & mining data for Russia
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Russia?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Russia was 206.98 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 220.24 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 154.37 terawatt-hours in 1996.
- How does Russia rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Russia ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.