Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Russia
Russia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was -2.06 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Russia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Russia recorded -2.06 % change on previous year for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 208.4% on the previous year and down 177.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Russia peaked at 7.68 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -6.72 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Russia ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Russia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +41.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4284 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1994 | -6.72 % change on previous year | -1669.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7447 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1996 | -4.51 % change on previous year | -706.3% |
| 1997 | 0.986 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 1998 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -241.7% |
| 1999 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -650.1% |
| 2000 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 5.45 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 2002 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7928 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 2004 | 4.72 % change on previous year | +495.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5205 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +360.5% |
| 2007 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2008 | -2.73 % change on previous year | -223.0% |
| 2009 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 2010 | -0.2513 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2578 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -668.1% |
| 2013 | 3.71 % change on previous year | +153.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2315 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 2015 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +1051.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +83.9% |
| 2017 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2018 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 6.65 % change on previous year | +205.6% |
| 2021 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 2022 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -228.9% |
| 2023 | -0.5434 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 2024 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -449.1% |
| 2025 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -208.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -2.06 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.41 % change on previous year. (68 countries reporting)
- Russia's -2.06 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6884 % change on previous year. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -1669.0% | 0.4284 % change on previous year | -6.72 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0372 % change on previous year | -6.72 % change on previous year | 7.68 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.86 % change on previous year | -2.73 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 % change on previous year | -0.2578 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8746 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year | 6.65 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 157 Angola -1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Latvia -1.51 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Turkey -1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Slovakia -2.17 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Mali -2.52 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Burundi -2.63 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Russia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Russia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Russia was -2.06 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.72 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Russia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Russia ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 177.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.