Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Belarus
Belarus: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 58.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Belarus, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Belarus stood at 58.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Belarus peaked at 99.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2025.
That places Belarus 116th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.9% | — |
| 2001 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 58.6% | -6.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 58.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2%, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 58.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.1%, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 58.6% | 95.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2021)
- Fuel exports 12.6% (2020)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2021)
- Gas production 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Belarus?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Belarus was 58.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.