Share of electricity generation from solar in Russia
Russia: Share of electricity generation from solar was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Russia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from solar in Russia stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 647.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Russia peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Russia 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, 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 solar in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1492.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +111.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +58.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +93.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 4% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1492.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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 solar in Russia?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Russia was 0.2% 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 solar recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Russia rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Russia ranks 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 647.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.