Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR
USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy was 23.3% in 1984. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR, 1966–1984
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR is 23.3%, measured in 1984. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 183.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR peaked at 23.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -2.7%, in 1967.
USSR ranks 8th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 12.6% | — |
| 1967 | -2.7% | -121.6% |
| 1968 | 19.0% | -796.6% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | -41.4% |
| 1970 | 9.1% | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -62.1% |
| 1972 | 7.2% | +109.1% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | +122.0% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | -58.1% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | +129.0% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -55.2% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | +114.6% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | -41.0% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +33.5% |
| 1984 | 23.3% | +183.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +796.6% | -2.7% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | -2.7% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 3.4% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 6.2% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 5 North Macedonia 42.7%
- 6 Uzbekistan 29.8%
- 7 Israel 27.4%
- 9 Egypt 22.3% compare
- 10 Hong Kong 21.7%
- 11 Sri Lanka 21.6% compare
More climate change data for USSR
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.78 billion kg (1991)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 3.72 kt (1991)
- Crop Residues — Emissions 44.91 kt (1991)
- Crop Residues — Indirect emissions 8.25 kt (1991)
- Crop Residues — Direct emissions 36.66 kt (1991)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 55,218 kt (1991)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 193.22 million kg (1991)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.6832 kt (1991)
- Rice — Burning crop residues 0.0231 kt (1991)
- Rice — Burning crop residues 329,670 t (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in USSR was 23.3% in 1984, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7% in 1967.
- How does USSR rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- USSR ranks 8th out of 80 countries with data for 1984.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.