Share of electricity production by source in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of electricity production by source was 20.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Ukraine, 1985–2022
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 20.9% for share of electricity production by source in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Ukraine peaked at 43.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 34th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 41.1% | — |
| 1986 | 43.3% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -12.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 20.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2528.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 20.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 65.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 38.6% | 43.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 29.3% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 24.9% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 29.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 20.9% | 27.2% | 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 production by source in Ukraine?
- Share of electricity production by source in Ukraine was 20.9% in 2022, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Ukraine ranks 34th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 production by source. 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.