Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Russia
Russia: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person was 6,123 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Russia, 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
In 2025, primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Russia stood at 6,123 kilowatt-hours per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Russia peaked at 6,182 kilowatt-hours per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,190 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1994.
Russia ranks 21st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,594 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,864 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,190 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,617 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,322 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,822 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,689 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,185 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,780 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,699 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,092 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,182 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 18 Denmark 8,109 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 19 Spain 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Hungary 7,343 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 22 Belarus 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 23 Netherlands 5,747 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Brazil 5,505 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Russia
- Share co2 vs population 1.24 (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 12.29 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 122.81 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 12.29 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 12.29 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Russia?
- Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Russia was 6,123 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,182 kilowatt-hours per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary energy from low-carbon energy per person recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,190 kilowatt-hours per person in 1994.
- How does Russia rank for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Russia ranks 21st out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.