Share of direct primary energy consumption by source in USSR
USSR: Share of direct primary energy consumption by source was 35.4% in 1984. ▲ Rising
Share of direct primary energy consumption by source in USSR, 1965–1984
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
USSR recorded 35.4% for share of direct primary energy consumption by source in 1984. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of direct primary energy consumption by source in USSR peaked at 35.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.7% | 18.0% | 21.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 22.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 88.1% compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 80.9%
- 3 Turkmenistan 76.9%
- 4 Qatar 71.4% compare
- 5 Oman 71.4% compare
More energy & mining data for USSR
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person (1984)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5,564 terawatt-hours (1984)
- Gas production 5,564 terawatt-hours (1984)
- Gas production per person 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person (1984)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 13.24 (1991)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita 26.37 (1991)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 60.39 (1991)
- Vegetable oil vs gdp 7.34 (1991)
- Gas reserves 45.31 trillion cubic meters (1991)
- Oil reserves 9.06 billion cubic meters (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of direct primary energy consumption by source in USSR?
- Share of direct primary energy consumption by source in USSR was 35.4% in 1984, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of direct primary energy consumption by source recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of direct primary energy consumption by source recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1965.
- How does USSR rank for share of direct primary energy consumption by source?
- USSR ranks 2nd out of 3 countries with data for 1984.
- Is share of direct primary energy consumption by source rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of direct primary energy consumption by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the total (direct) primary energy.