Share of primary energy from gas in Russia
Russia: Share of primary energy from gas was 55.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Russia, 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
Russia recorded 55.4% for share of primary energy from gas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Russia peaked at 56.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1986.
Russia ranks 10th 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 38.4% | — |
| 1986 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 42.4% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 55.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Russia's 55.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 38.2% | 40.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 42.4% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 52.9% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 52.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.3% | 55.4% | 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 share of primary energy from gas in Russia?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Russia was 55.4% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1986.
- How does Russia rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Russia ranks 10th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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); 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.