Share of primary energy from gas in Belarus
Belarus: Share of primary energy from gas was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas 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
Belarus recorded 50.7% for share of primary energy from gas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Belarus peaked at 67.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1986.
Belarus ranks 12th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 21.2% | — |
| 1986 | 18.9% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 29.1% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | -3.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 50.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 50.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 18.9% | 26.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 27.8% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 59.6% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 59.7% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 50.7% | 62.2% | 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 gas in Belarus?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Belarus was 50.7% 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 gas recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1986.
- How does Belarus rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Belarus ranks 12th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.