Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ukraine
Ukraine: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 80.48 terawatt-hours in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ukraine, 1990–2022
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 80.48 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ukraine peaked at 107.88 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.47 terawatt-hours, in 1995.
Ukraine ranks 21st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.69 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 86.84 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.63 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 86.28 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 80.97 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 80.47 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 88.21 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 89.29 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 90.98 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 86.39 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 88.62 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 88.22 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.64 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 90.68 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 98.8 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 101.16 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 103.15 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 103.01 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 101.66 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 95.04 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 102.54 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 101.44 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 101.37 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.32 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 98.56 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.73 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 90.21 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 96.44 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 97.43 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.87 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 93.15 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 107.88 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 80.48 terawatt-hours | -25.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 80.48 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 14.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 80.48 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.21 terawatt-hours, 4.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -25.4% | 107.88 terawatt-hours | 80.48 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.78 terawatt-hours | 80.47 terawatt-hours | 90.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8 terawatt-hours | 87.64 terawatt-hours | 103.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.59 terawatt-hours | 90.21 terawatt-hours | 102.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.84 terawatt-hours | 80.48 terawatt-hours | 107.88 terawatt-hours | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More climate change data for Ukraine
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 687.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,994 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 675.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,642 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 527.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 25.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ukraine?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ukraine was 80.48 terawatt-hours in 2022, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 107.88 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.47 terawatt-hours in 1995.
- How does Ukraine rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Ukraine ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.