Share of electricity generation from oil in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of electricity generation from oil was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from oil in Ukraine, 1985–2022
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.5% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Ukraine peaked at 18.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Ukraine 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 17.3% | — |
| 1986 | 18.2% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -35.0% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -48.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -50.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -33.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +91.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -55.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +83.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +144.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +39.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -33.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -85.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +183.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 26% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from oil in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +183.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2015 | +144.5% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 0.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More energy & mining data for Ukraine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 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 12.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Ukraine?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Ukraine was 0.5% in 2022, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Ukraine ranks 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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 oil. 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.