Electricity demand per person in Russia
Russia: Electricity demand per person was 8,168 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Russia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Russia is 8,168 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Russia peaked at 8,237 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,887 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Russia 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Russia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,887 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5,991 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 6,019 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6,193 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 6,367 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 6,513 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6,775 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6,992 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7,109 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6,800 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 7,091 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7,167 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7,296 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7,229 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7,288 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 7,267 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7,384 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,392 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7,489 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7,505 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,342 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 7,788 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 7,903 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 7,988 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8,237 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 8,168 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 8,168 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Russia's 8,168 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,464 kilowatt-hours | 5,887 kilowatt-hours | 7,109 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,311 kilowatt-hours | 7,091 kilowatt-hours | 7,505 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,904 kilowatt-hours | 7,342 kilowatt-hours | 8,237 kilowatt-hours | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Russia?
- Electricity demand per person in Russia was 8,168 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,237 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,887 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Russia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Russia ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.