Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Russia
Russia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 2,956 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Russia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Russia is 2,956 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Russia peaked at 3,035 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,776 kilowatt-hours, in 1998.
That places Russia 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Russia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,915 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 1,928 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,963 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,982 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,848 kilowatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 1,860 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,779 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 1,799 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,776 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,918 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 2,010 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 2,128 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 2,083 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,102 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,210 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2,230 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,292 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,347 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,283 kilowatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,351 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2,344 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,337 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,367 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,449 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2,449 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,508 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,622 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2,664 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,708 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,765 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,952 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 3,035 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,946 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,932 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,001 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 2,956 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,877 kilowatt-hours | 1,776 kilowatt-hours | 1,982 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,204 kilowatt-hours | 2,010 kilowatt-hours | 2,351 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,521 kilowatt-hours | 2,337 kilowatt-hours | 2,765 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,970 kilowatt-hours | 2,932 kilowatt-hours | 3,035 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More climate change data for Russia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 2,133 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.35 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 8.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Russia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Russia was 2,956 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,035 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,776 kilowatt-hours in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Russia ranks 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.