Share of primary energy from renewables in Russia
Russia: Share of primary energy from renewables was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from renewables 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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from renewables in Russia is 2.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Russia peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1989.
Russia ranks 62nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.7% | — |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.1%, 23% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 59 Egypt 3.1% compare
- 60 Ukraine 3.0% compare
- 61 Uzbekistan 2.8% compare
- 63 South Africa 2.4% compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 2.0% compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
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 renewables in Russia?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Russia was 2.5% 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 renewables recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1989.
- How does Russia rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Russia ranks 62nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.