Renewable energy share in Russia

Renewable sources provided 3.5% of final energy consumption in Russia in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Russia, 2021 3.5% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.2percentage points 2020: 3.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Russia (2021).
Median of G20 countries, 2021 12.3% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2021 172nd of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Russia over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period RussiaWorld
2021 3.5% –
2020 3.7% 19.7%
2019 3.2% 18.6%
2018 3.2% 18.1%
2017 3.2% 17.9%
2016 3.4% 17.6%
2015 3.2% 17.4%
2014 3.3% 17.3%
2013 3.6% 17.2%
2012 3.2% 16.9%
2011 3.2% 16.7%
2010 3.3% 16.7%
2009 3.6% 17.1%
2008 3.3% 16.7%
2007 3.7% 16.5%
2006 3.5% 16.7%
2005 3.6% 16.6%
2004 3.5% 16.8%
2003 3.3% 17.1%
2002 3.5% 17.2%
2001 3.6% 17.2%
2000 3.5% 17.5%
1999 3.8% 17.9%
1998 3.6% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 3.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 3.2%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Russia has the 172nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Russia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7