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 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
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 |
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More climate change data for Ukraine
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 38.98 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 27.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 31.24 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
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 209 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.