Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Russia
Russia: Share of electricity generation from nuclear was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Russia, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from nuclear in Russia stood at 18.3%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from nuclear in Russia peaked at 19.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1985.
Russia ranks 18th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 10.3% | — |
| 1986 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 15 United Arab Emirates 22.9% compare
- 16 Romania 20.5% compare
- 17 Spain 18.8% compare
- 19 United States 17.4% compare
- 20 Canada 13.1% compare
- 21 United Kingdom 12.4% 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 electricity generation from nuclear in Russia?
- Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Russia was 18.3% 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 nuclear recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from nuclear recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1985.
- How does Russia rank for share of electricity generation from nuclear?
- Russia ranks 18th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from nuclear rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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 nuclear. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.