Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI)
CIS (EI): Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 526.44 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI), 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI) stood at 526.44 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI) peaked at 526.44 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.29 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI), year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 83.29 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 329.63 terawatt-hours | +295.7% |
| 1991 | 332.05 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 336.15 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 342.27 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 324.59 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 320.29 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 310.31 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 308.32 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 303.79 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 327.17 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 341.23 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 356.35 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 351.41 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 358.43 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 373.15 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 376.14 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 381.6 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 390.53 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 373.74 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 384.96 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 390.37 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 388.9 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 393.5 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 404.98 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 405.4 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 415.11 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 436.67 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 448.24 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 453.48 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 463.46 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 488.83 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 505.52 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 493.32 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 501.94 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 526.11 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 526.44 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +295.7% | 83.29 terawatt-hours | 329.63 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.29 terawatt-hours | 83.29 terawatt-hours | 83.29 terawatt-hours | 1 |
| 1990s | 323.46 terawatt-hours | 303.79 terawatt-hours | 342.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 368.76 terawatt-hours | 341.23 terawatt-hours | 390.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 420.01 terawatt-hours | 388.9 terawatt-hours | 463.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 507.03 terawatt-hours | 488.83 terawatt-hours | 526.44 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near CIS (EI)
More climate change data for CIS (EI)
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources 33.7% (2025)
- Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy 10.01 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 9.1% (2025)
- Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 10.01 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 1.0% (2025)
- Primary energy from low-carbon energy 1,024 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI)?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in CIS (EI) was 526.44 terawatt-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 recorded in CIS (EI)?
- The highest recorded value was 526.44 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in CIS (EI)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.29 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does CIS (EI) rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in CIS (EI)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this CIS (EI) 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.