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Russia
Russia is a high income economy in Europe & Central Asia, with its capital at Moscow. 100.0% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Electricity access
- 100.0%
- 2024, world 91.9%
- Renewable electricity
- 19.2%
- 2021, world 27.8%
- CO₂ per person
- 13.98 t
- 2024, world 4.69 t
- Consumption per person
- 7,774 kWh
- 2024, world 3,708 kWh
- Clean cooking
- 100.0%
- 2024, world 75.4%
- GDP per person
- 17,547
- 2025, world 14,406
Electricity generation mix
- Oil
- Coal
- Gas
- Hydro
- Nuclear
- Solar, wind & other
Russia2024
Europe & Central Asia2025
World2025
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| Economy | Oil | Coal | Gas | Hydro | Nuclear | Solar, wind & other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 0.8% | 18.2% | 45.3% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 0.5% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1.1% | 10.7% | 17.6% | 16.4% | 18.6% | 17.2% | 2025 |
| World | 1.2% | 15.1% | 28.7% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 12.4% | 2025 |
Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.
Access to electricity
% of population, compared with Europe & Central Asia and the world.
- Russia
- World
- Europe & Central Asia
0%
50%
100%
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| Year | Russia | World | Europe & Central Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 91.9% | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 91.6% | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 91.3% | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | 91.3% | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | 90.4% | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | 90.1% | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | 89.8% | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | 88.9% | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | 88.1% | 99.8% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | 86.9% | 99.2% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 86.2% | 99.9% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | 85.7% | 99.8% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | 84.9% | 99.8% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | 84.5% | 99.7% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | 83.5% | 99.7% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | 82.9% | 99.5% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | 82.7% | 99.4% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | 82.0% | 99.4% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | 81.4% | 99.3% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | 80.7% | 99.3% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | 80.0% | 99.2% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | 80.0% | 99.2% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | 79.1% | 99.2% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | 78.7% | 99.2% |
| 2000 | 97.8% | 78.2% | 99.1% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | 74.5% | 99.9% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | 73.2% | 100.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | – | 100.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | – | 100.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | – | 100.0% |
Emissions
CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.
- Russia
- World
- Europe & Central Asia
0 t
5 t
10 t
15 t
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| Year | Russia | World | Europe & Central Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.98 t | 4.69 t | 6.62 t |
| 2023 | 13.55 t | 4.68 t | 6.63 t |
| 2022 | 13.14 t | 4.67 t | 6.85 t |
| 2021 | 13.39 t | 4.68 t | 7.09 t |
| 2020 | 12.28 t | 4.47 t | 6.62 t |
| 2019 | 12.77 t | 4.70 t | 7.04 t |
| 2018 | 12.59 t | 4.73 t | 7.25 t |
| 2017 | 12.14 t | 4.67 t | 7.27 t |
| 2016 | 11.96 t | 4.65 t | 7.20 t |
| 2015 | 12.15 t | 4.70 t | 7.23 t |
| 2014 | 12.13 t | 4.78 t | 7.27 t |
| 2013 | 12.27 t | 4.81 t | 7.61 t |
| 2012 | 12.69 t | 4.77 t | 7.82 t |
| 2011 | 12.81 t | 4.76 t | 7.92 t |
| 2010 | 12.23 t | 4.67 t | 7.92 t |
| 2009 | 11.64 t | 4.45 t | 7.62 t |
| 2008 | 12.36 t | 4.56 t | 8.28 t |
| 2007 | 12.46 t | 4.59 t | 8.41 t |
| 2006 | 12.42 t | 4.48 t | 8.43 t |
| 2005 | 12.12 t | 4.39 t | 8.31 t |
| 2004 | 12.07 t | 4.28 t | 8.35 t |
| 2003 | 12.01 t | 4.15 t | 8.36 t |
| 2002 | 11.53 t | 4.02 t | 8.10 t |
| 2001 | 11.54 t | 4.01 t | 8.12 t |
| 2000 | 11.47 t | 4.01 t | 8.08 t |
| 1999 | 11.28 t | 3.95 t | 8.00 t |
| 1998 | 10.92 t | 3.98 t | 8.05 t |
| 1997 | 10.87 t | 4.02 t | 8.05 t |
| 1996 | 11.66 t | 4.01 t | 8.34 t |
| 1995 | 11.92 t | 3.99 t | 8.36 t |
Currency
84.04 RUB
per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 RUB = ₦15.84
Sunshine in Moscow
0.3 kWh/m² today
- Tu0.3 kWh per square metre
- We0.4 kWh per square metre
- Th0.6 kWh per square metre
- Fr0.9 kWh per square metre
- Sa0.8 kWh per square metre
- Su0.5 kWh per square metre
- Mo2.2 kWh per square metre
Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.
Power plants
Installed capacity by fuel
545 plants, 228,220 MW recorded in WRI’s Global Power Plant Database.
- Gas106,723 MW
- Coal46,072 MW
- Hydro45,591 MW
- Nuclear28,168 MW
- Solar841 MW
- Biomass580 MW
- Oil99 MW
- Geothermal74 MW
- Wind42 MW
- Other30 MW
Snapshot as of the database’s 2021 release; newer plants are not included. Nameplate capacity, not available generation.
Largest plants
| Plant | Fuel | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgutskaya GRES-2 | Gas | 8,865 | 1979 |
| Krasnoyarsk | Hydro | 6,000 | 1972 |
| CHP-23 | Gas | 5,690 | 1966 |
| Bratsk HPP | Hydro | 4,500 | – |
| Balakovo NPP | Nuclear | 4,000 | – |
| Kalinn NPP | Nuclear | 4,000 | – |
| Kursk | Nuclear | 4,000 | – |
| Leningrad NPP | Nuclear | 4,000 | – |
| Rostov NPP | Nuclear | 4,000 | 2001 |
| Ust Illminsk (HPP) | Hydro | 3,840 | 1974 |
| Reftinskaya GRES | Coal | 3,800 | 1970 |
| Krostromskaya | Gas | 3,600 | – |
All indicators
Russia in numbers
Energy access
| Indicator | Russia | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0% | 2024 | 100.0% | 91.9% |
| Access to electricity, rural % of rural population | 100.0% | 2024 | 100.0% | 84.9% |
| Access to electricity, urban % of urban population | 100.0% | 2024 | 100.0% | 97.8% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population | 100.0% | 2024 | 98.3% | 75.4% |
Power supply and mix
| Indicator | Russia | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from coal % of total | 18.2% | 2024 | 10.7% | 15.1% |
| Electricity production from natural gas % of total | 45.3% | 2024 | 17.6% | 28.7% |
| Electricity production from oil % of total | 0.8% | 2024 | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Electricity production from nuclear % of total | 17.5% | 2024 | 18.6% | 15.2% |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total | 17.3% | 2024 | 16.4% | 15.2% |
| Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output | 8.0% | 2024 | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita | 7,774 kWh | 2024 | 5,493 kWh | 3,708 kWh |
Energy transition
| Indicator | Russia | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total | 0.5% | 2021 | 17.2% | 12.4% |
| Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output | 19.2% | 2021 | 34.4% | 27.8% |
| Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption | 3.5% | 2021 | 15.1% | 19.7% |
| CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita | 13.98 t | 2024 | 6.62 t | 4.69 t |
| CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e | 2,009.2 Mt | 2024 | 6,082.4 Mt | 39,632.7 Mt |
| Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP | 8.46 MJ/$ | 2021 | 2.58 MJ/$ | 4.54 MJ/$ |
Energy economy
| Indicator | Russia | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 43.1% | 2021 | 6.3% | 9.5% |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 9.67% | 2021 | 1.07% | 1.36% |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 5.86% | 2021 | 0.63% | 0.52% |
| GDP per capita current US$ | 17,547 | 2025 | 34,603 | 14,406 |
| Population, total people | 143.5M | 2025 | 932.5M | 8.2B |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.
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- Finland
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- Gibraltar
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