Gas production in Russia
Russia: Gas production was 6,094 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gas production in Russia, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gas production in Russia is 6,094 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas production in Russia peaked at 7,021 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,249 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
That places Russia 2nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gas production in Russia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,249 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 4,626 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 5,005 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 5,424 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 5,663 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 5,996 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 5,913 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 5,922 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5,686 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 5,585 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,412 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 5,523 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 5,235 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 5,413 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 5,444 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5,371 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 5,348 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5,475 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5,706 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 5,826 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5,895 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 6,048 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 6,016 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 6,115 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5,362 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 5,984 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 6,168 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 6,019 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6,145 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5,912 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 5,844 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5,893 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6,356 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 6,691 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 6,790 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6,384 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 7,021 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 6,184 terawatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 5,864 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 6,299 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 6,094 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 6,094 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3324 terawatt-hours, 18334.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,993 terawatt-hours | 4,249 terawatt-hours | 5,663 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,613 terawatt-hours | 5,235 terawatt-hours | 5,996 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,716 terawatt-hours | 5,348 terawatt-hours | 6,115 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,180 terawatt-hours | 5,844 terawatt-hours | 6,790 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,308 terawatt-hours | 5,864 terawatt-hours | 7,021 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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 gas production in Russia?
- Gas production in Russia was 6,094 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas production recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,021 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest gas production recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,249 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Russia rank for gas production?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gas production rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.