Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Belarus
Belarus: Share of primary energy from fossil fuels was 82.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Belarus, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Belarus is 82.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Belarus peaked at 100.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2025.
Belarus ranks 48th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 100.0% | — |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 82.8% | -1.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 82.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.1%, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 82.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 82.8% | 99.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Belarus?
- Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Belarus was 82.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for share of primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Belarus ranks 48th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from fossil fuels rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.