Share of electricity production by source in Belarus
Belarus: Share of electricity production by source was 79.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Belarus, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Belarus stood at 79.3%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Belarus peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2022.
Belarus ranks 84th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 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% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 79.3% | -4.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 79.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 79.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 79.3% | 95.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % 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 (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Belarus?
- Share of electricity production by source in Belarus was 79.3% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Belarus ranks 84th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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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