Electricity generation from renewables in Russia
Russia: Electricity generation from renewables was 206.98 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2021)
- Ores and metals exports 7.4% (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)
- Fuel exports 43.1% (2021)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 54.2% (2023)
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 209 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.