Primary energy from nuclear per person in Russia
Russia: Primary energy from nuclear per person was 4,601 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from nuclear per person in Russia, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from nuclear per person in Russia is 4,601 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from nuclear per person in Russia peaked at 4,656 kilowatt-hours per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,000 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1994.
Russia ranks 16th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,488 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,786 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,284 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,000 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,508 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,130 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,700 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,446 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,928 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,588 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,322 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,470 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,656 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 13 Belgium 6,114 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 14 Belarus 5,725 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Hungary 5,064 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Ukraine 4,206 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 18 Spain 3,431 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 19 Japan 2,315 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Russia
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2021)
- Ores and metals exports 7.4% (2021)
- Gas production 6,094 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 42,319 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 6,094 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 42,319 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 43.1% (2021)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 54.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from nuclear per person in Russia?
- Primary energy from nuclear per person in Russia was 4,601 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from nuclear per person recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,656 kilowatt-hours per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary energy from nuclear per person recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 kilowatt-hours per person in 1994.
- How does Russia rank for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Russia ranks 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from nuclear per person rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from nuclear per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.