Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Belarus
Belarus: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person was 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Belarus, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Belarus is 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 8,418.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Belarus peaked at 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1996.
Belarus ranks 22nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 48.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 68.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 126.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 277.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 19 Spain 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Hungary 7,343 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 21 Russia 6,123 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 23 Netherlands 5,747 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Brazil 5,505 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 25 Japan 5,326 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Belarus
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 7.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.18 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.16 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Belarus?
- Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Belarus was 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from low-carbon energy per person recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from low-carbon energy per person recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person in 1996.
- How does Belarus rank for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Belarus ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,418.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.