Renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus
Belarus: Renewable electricity generation by source was 0.48 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus is 0.48 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.0% on the previous year and up 1,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus peaked at 0.48 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 65th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +166.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +80.0% |
| 2020 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +140.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.48 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.16 terawatt-hours, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.48 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.32 terawatt-hours, 36% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +200.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours |
| 2016 | +166.7% | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours |
| 2025 | +140.0% | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours |
| 2019 | +80.0% | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.052 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.235 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 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 renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Belarus was 0.48 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Belarus ranks 65th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.