Russia Key Figures
- Population:
- 141 million
- GDP growth rate:
- -2.1 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 100%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 89.8 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 12.7 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 9.46%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Total per capita consumption reached 5.8 toe in 2022. Per capita electricity consumption was around 6 623 kWh.
Total energy consumption decreased by 1.4% in 2022 after a 9% rebound in 2021 and a 4% drop in 2020. It increased rapidly between 2015 and 2019 (2.8%/year).
In 2022, gas represented the largest share of consumption (55%), followed by oil (19%), coal (16%), nuclear (7%), hydro (2%), and biomass (1%).
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Crude Oil Production
Oil production decreased by 2.5% in 2022 to 265 Mt after a drop of around 9% in 2020 followed by a 3% rebound in 2021. Prior to that it had increased by 1.3%/year between 2014 and 2019. Russia is the world's second largest crude oil producer, after the USA, at the same level as Saudi Arabia.
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Oil Products Consumption
Oil consumption decreased by 4% in 2022 to 154 Mt. It had previously rebounded by 5% in 2021 after dropping by around 4% in 2020. It remained roughly stable between 2012 and 2019 at about 150 Mtoe.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Transport is the largest oil consuming sector with 42% of total oil products, ahead of industry (30%, including non-energy uses), the hydrocarbon sector (14%), and the residential-services-agriculture sector (12%).
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Natural Gas Consumption
Gas consumption decreased by around 3% in 2022, reaching 541 bcm. In 2021, it rebounded by 12% after dropping by 2% in 2020. It grew by around 5%/year between 2016 and 2019.
Gas is mainly consumed in the electricity sector (37%). Industry represents 21% and the residential-services sector 17%.
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
Graph: GAS CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Coal Consumption
Coal and lignite consumption has increased by 3.5%/year since 2020, reaching 248 Mt in 2022. It increased by 3.4%/year between 2014 and 2019 and dropped by almost 11% in 2020.
Around half of the coal and lignite is consumed in power plants (56% in 2022).
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Power Consumption
Total electricity consumption has increased by 2.3%/year since 2020 (including a 5% spike in 2021), reaching 979 TWh in 2022. It increased slightly between 2010 and 2019 (1%/year).
Industry is the main electricity consumer with 37% of the total (-8 points since 2000), ahead of the residential sector with 18% (20% in 2000) and services with 18% (nearly doubling since 2000). Transport accounts for 6% of total electricity consumption, i.e. a significant share compared to other countries, due to the strong presence of public transport.
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Renewable in % Electricity Production
The Government target for 2020 of a 2.5% share of wind and solar in the power mix (State Programme on Energy Efficiency and Energy Development, 2014) has not been reached (0.3% in 2020). In 2021, the authorities announced plans to award RUB 360bn (US$4.9bn) of state support for renewables projects through 2035. The country aims to add 12 GW of renewables by 2035.
Interactive Chart Russia Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
Inits first NDC (2020), the country set the target to cut GHG emissions to 70% of their 1990 level in 2030 to 2.2 GtCO2eq, taking into account the maximum possible absorptive capacity of forests.